COVID-19 has impacted on every aspect of health and social care across Dumfries and Galloway. Those who have seen the most direct and devastating effects of the coronavirus are the staff who have been working in the ‘red zones’ of the region’s hospital. These are the people who have been helping those have contracted the […]
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There is a Mobile Testing Unit moving around the region to provide local testing facilities for individuals aged five and over who have symptoms of COVID-19, symptomatic key workers not covered by existing NHS testing, and household members of these groups. This testing is by appointments made in advance. This testing unit is being organised
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A national contact tracing programme for COVID-19 was officially launched in Scotland today. ‘Test and Protect’ aims to limit the spread of coronavirus by identifying those who have the virus, asking them to self and household isolate and then identifying individuals who have had close contact with the positive case and are at risk of
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NHS Dumfries and Galloway Chief Executive Jeff Ace has created a video in which he sets out the organisation’s current position in relation to COVID-19, explains the work currently taking place, and looks to the future.
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On Monday, a virtual meeting of NHS Dumfries and Galloway Board featured updates on the implementation of national directives around COVID-19. Board members agreed new governance arrangements aimed at restoring some committees as much as is possible within the current coronavirus epidemic. As part of those discussions, it was confirmed that a Public Health Governance
Earlier this month the Scottish Government published COVID-19 – Test, Trace, Isolate and Support (TTIS) which outlined Scotland’s approach to contact tracing in the context of COVID-19. In line with this document, NHS Dumfries and Galloway together with local resilience partners have worked together to pilot our local approach to TTIS. NHS Dumfries and Galloway
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There is a Mobile Testing Unit moving around the region to provide local testing facilities for symptomatic key workers not covered by existing NHS testing arrangements, individuals over 65 years of age, or household members of these groups. This testing is by appointments made in advance. This testing unit is being organised by the UK
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An update on continuing work to address the challenge of COVID-19 was submitted to the NHS Dumfries and Galloway Board this week. The Board met virtually on Monday, and were briefed on new developments including the move towards the introduction of ‘Test, Trace, Isolate and Support’ – in line with national directions. Addressing the Board,
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A group of doctors who have graduated early to help the NHS meet the challenge of the coronavirus arrived in the region last week. Anne-Marie Coxon is manager of the Education Centre in Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. She said: “These FiY1 doctors are final year medical students who volunteered to graduate early so they
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Mobile testing for COVID-19 is now available for more residents of Dumfries and Galloway. Other key workers (including food chain, transport, delivery, essential manufacturing, etc – full list at https://www.gov.scot/…/coronavirus…/pages/who-can-be-tested/), those older than 65 years of age, and household members of both of these groups can be tested at one of the mobile testing units that
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