* sub-committee recommends plans instead of review* progress in stabilising workforce* services must be delivered within budget A PLAN in support of service provision at Galloway Community Hospital has been requested by health and social… IJB voices backing for Galloway Community Hospital

MEDICINES waste in Dumfries and Galloway is costing more than £1 million each year and harming the environment, but local NHS leaders are taking steps to tackle the issue. At a workshop, healthcare professionals from… NHS Dumfries and Galloway intent on tackling medicines waste

A DECISION has been taken not to close four of the region’s cottage hospitals – and instead develop them to provide a range of important services in those communities. Dumfries and Galloway Integration Joint Board… Decisions taken on future role of four cottage hospitals

IJB meets next week to decide on options for four cottage hospitals Community hub option recommended by DGHSCP for each of the four sites IJB will consider range of data and responses to consultation DECISIONS… Key meeting to decide future of four cottage hospitals

DROP-IN consultation events on the role of four of the region’s cottage hospitals begin next week. Consultation is taking place on options for cottage hospitals in Moffat, Thornhill, Kirkcudbright and Newton Stewart, with drop-in events for the public taking… Cottage hospital consultation drop-in sessions start next week

Consultation on options for cottage hospitals in Moffat, Thornhill, Kirkcudbright and Newton Stewart began on Friday May 17. In-person events have been scheduled to take place once the school holidays are over – running from… Take part in cottage hospitals consultation

The Unaudited Draft Dumfries and Galloway Integration Joint Board (IJB) Annual Accounts for 2023/24 are now out for public consultation. The IJB was established as a body corporate by order of the Scottish Ministers on… IJB Annual Accounts out for public consultation

IN-PERSON drop-in events planned as part of the consultation on options for four cottage hospitals in the region will have to be postponed until after the newly-announced General Election. Rules around the Pre-Election Period mean… Consultation events postponed due to Pre-Election Period

OPTIONS for providing care in communities across Dumfries and Galloway are to be written up and assessed – in the next stage of the Right Care, Right Place programme. On Tuesday, members of the Integration Joint Board (IJB) agreed plans to… IJB okays consultation on options for care in region’s communities