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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THOUSANDS of people across Dumfries and Galloway are being urged to roll up their sleeves as the winter vaccination campaign kicks off – offering flu and COVID-19 jags to protect the most vulnerable. Health officials are reminding residents that, in line with national guidance, COVID-19 vaccination this year is focused on adults aged 75 and
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The Dumfries and Galloway Integration Scheme is the document that lays out the local arrangements for the integration of health and social care services – delegated from the NHS Dumfries and Galloway Board and NHS Dumfries and Galloway Council to the Dumfries and Galloway Integration Joint Board. The Council and NHS Board have recently agreed
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HEALTH officials are urging eligible people across the region to get vaccinated against flu and COVID-19 this autumn – as vaccinations remain one of the most effective ways to protect yourself and those around you. Valerie White, Director of Public Health at NHS Dumfries and Galloway, explains why this is so important. She said: “Vaccines
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A SENIOR leader with many years of experience has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer of NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Nicole Hamlet takes on the role as part of changes to the way health and social care is led in the region. Previously, there was a joint lead officer role and deputy post
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A NEW plan to encourage people across the region to be more active was signed off by the local NHS Board on Monday 11 August. The NHS Dumfries and Galloway Board approved the multi-agency Physical Activity Strategy for Dumfries and Galloway in its meeting today. The strategy is a roadmap for various agencies to work
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SIGNIFICANT financial challenges continue to be faced by NHS Dumfries and Galloway, its Board was informed at a meeting yesterday. A report noted that in June 2025 the Board had approved a financial plan for 2025/26 with a projected overspend of £28 million. The financial plan has been accepted by Scottish Government – who recognised
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