A TOUGH season of cold weather, winter viruses and soaring demand is already here, but health and social care leaders have devised approaches to protect services and keep people safe this winter. The Winter Plan for 2025/26 presented to the NHS Dumfries and Galloway Board this week explains how winter preparations have been carried out
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MOMENTUM is building in NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s climate work, with new figures showing real gains in cutting emissions, expanding zero-emission travel and improving energy efficiency. The organisation’s Annual Climate Emergency and Sustainability Report which was presented to the NHS Board today set out a year that saw a four per cent fall in total
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CAUTIOUS optimism has greeted the mid-year financial report to the Board – which indicates that NHS Dumfries and Galloway is on track to remain within its maximum permitted overspend of £28 million for 2025/26. This is the upper limit the organisation is allowed, but it is now aiming to achieve a position closer to £25
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A CALL is being made for people to take part in vital health screenings, stay up to date with vaccinations and make use of services supporting families. These were some of the key areas of work highlighted in a report by the Chair of the region’s Public Health Committee which was brought to NHS Dumfries
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A CALL is being made for people across the region to help shape a renewed vision for local health and care. NHS Dumfries and Galloway Board members considered a revised Statement of Strategic Intent for 2026–29 on 8 December – setting out how it intends to respond to rising demand, national policy changes, financial pressures
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A sharp early rise in seasonal flu and norovirus infections is hitting communitiesacross the region, and heaping pressure on health and social care.Some hospital wards have been closed to new admissions, visiting has beenrestricted across all sites, and the use of masks reintroduced – as the combinationof illnesses prompts appeals for public co-operation to help
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1.30pm on Monday 3rd November 2025 Held as a hybrid meeting within the Lecture Theatre, Mountainhall Treatment Centre and via Microsoft Teams The Annual Review is an opportunity for you to hear what your health service has delivered in 2024 / 2025. The Review will be chaired by Mark Cook, Chair of NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
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PATIENTS across the region are seeing improvements in care, as new services deliver results and a key waiting time target edges closer to being achieved. NHS Dumfries and Galloway Board members heard today that the organisation remains on course to ensure no one waits longer than 52 weeks for a new outpatient appointment by next
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STAFF across NHS Dumfries and Galloway have helped deliver £8 million of recurring savings this year – as efforts continue to address the large financial deficit. Interim Director of Finance Susan Thompson said: “Securing £8 million of recurring savings has been incredibly difficult, and it is thanks to the determination and commitment of our staff
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ENCOURAGING progress in quality and safety across local health and care services has been reported to Dumfries and Galloway’s NHS Board The latest integrated Quality and Safety Report provided assurance that strong systems are in place to safeguard patients and support consistent standards of care across the region. Speaking after the meeting this week, Executive
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