ADDITIONAL testing is being redeployed in response to a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Upper Nithsdale. It comes as Dumfries and Galloway prepares to move from Level 2 to Level 1 in the national protection framework, and amid a recognition of the particular challenges faced by communities on the borders of the region. NHS Dumfries
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TWO health professionals from NHS Dumfries and Galloway are finalists in this year’s Scottish Health Awards, the annual celebration of the hard work and dedication of people working in healthcare across the country. Dr Andrew Eccleston and Nurse Jenny Manson have been nominated and will be assessed by a panel of NHS Scotland representatives and
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A FURTHER fall in new, additional COVID cases was recorded in Dumfries and Galloway last week. There was a total of 30 new positive cases identified in the week ending November 29, down from 44 the week before. The number of close contacts who were advised were also down, standing at 90 – which was
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A PROGRAMME of vaccination against COVID-19 is being readied in Dumfries and Galloway – following approval in the UK of a vaccine. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) has approved the use in the UK of the vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech. Plans are moving ahead for the first cohort of recipients, and no contact
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A total of 44 new, additional positive cases of COVID-19 were identified in Dumfries and Galloway in the week ending November 22. This marked a decrease from 74 in the previous week. Meanwhile, the number of new, associated close contacts who were advised to self-isolate also declined, down to 265 from 373 in the week
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A total of 73 new COVID-19 cases were identified in Dumfries and Galloway within the week ending 15th November. This was lower than the 98 additional cases in the previous week, but COVID-19 cases are continuing to appear across the region. The new cases resulted in 373 further close contacts being identified, and again this
11 November 2020 NHS Dumfries and Galloway are set to shine the spotlight on GP practices in Wigtownshire this month with a specially created virtual recruitment event. The event will take place on the 21st of November and is an invitation to prospective GPs interested in finding out more about working in the west of
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Today, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that Dumfries and Galloway has been placed at Level 2 within the new, national five-level protection system aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus. The new scale runs from 0 to 4, with 0 having the least restrictions and 4 the most significant. Dumfries and Galloway Council and
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VISITING to inpatient wards at Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer has resumed from today. However, restrictions mean that each patient is limited to one named visitor during the course of their time in hospital. With specific exemptions, inpatient visiting was suspended on October 9 as work took place to address COVID-19 cases which had been
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20.10.2020 A United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Baby Friendly assessment, has found the Health Visiting and Family Nurse Partnership Teams in Dumfries and Galloway have met all of the criteria for continued Baby Friendly accreditation, and staff were commended for their work to maintain the standards established. The report states that; “It was clear to
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