A plan to secure the future of GP services in Dumfries and Galloway has been given the go-ahead, with local health and social care leaders vowing to tackle growing pressures head-on. Dumfries and Galloway Integration… 

A major new strategy to improve support for unpaid Carers across Dumfries and Galloway has been officially approved by health and social care leaders at a meeting in Dumfries. Dumfries and Galloway Integration Joint Board… 

* 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… 

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… 

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… 

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… 

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… 

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… 

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… 

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…