Dumfries & Galloway Health & Social Care
A VACCINATION programme in schools helping to protect against cancer is being expanded to include boys for the first time. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has been offered to S1 schoolgirls in Scotland since 2008,… Call for boys to take up new opportunity of HPV vaccination
NHS DUMFRIES and Galloway’s Neonatal Services have been awarded a Certificate of Commitment in a first step towards gaining international recognition from the UNICEF UK (United Nation’s Children’s Fund) Baby Friendly Initiative. The Certificate was… Baby-friendly is best for NHS Dumfries and Galloway Services
A HOSPITAL in the region has achieved the gold standard in the care it delivers to patients. Staff at Annan Cottage Hospital say they are ‘ecstatic’ after being recognised with Gold Level 3 Care Assurance – following a series of… Hospital care hits the gold standard
GENEROUS donations are helping motorcyclists from the charity Blood Bikes stay safer on the roads – thanks to the purchase of innovative new gear. The small army of riders in Dumfries and Galloway who give up… Donations see local Blood Bikes riders receive life-saving jackets
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Wigtownshire are getting creative as they help to name a new women’s, children’s and sexual health services facility taking shape in Stranraer. Colourful, creative entries are already being received from schools, as part… Children help create identity for maternity hub
AN APPROACH aimed at helping with the discharge of patients from hospital has expanded. The Discharge Lounge which has been running at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary has now been scaled up – helping to… Approach expanded to increase hospital’s patient flow
OLDER people in a Dumfries and Galloway Hospital are treated with dignity and respect by friendly and approachable staff. That was the finding of a report which followed an unannounced inspection at Galloway Community Hospital… Hospital ‘treating older patients with dignity and respect’
A GROUP has been established with the aim of promoting safe and effective use of medicines throughout Dumfries and Galloway. The Medicines Safety Group is a sub-group of the Area Drug and Therapeutics Committee… New medicines safety group gives increased assurance
NHS Dumfries and Galloway Board has agreed a strategic intent to seek a realigning of cancer services with the West of Scotland network. Work is set to take place with colleagues across West and East… Board sets out strategic intent on cancer services
A MODERNISATION of maternity and neonatal care services is set to take place in Dumfries and Galloway over the next five years. The Best Start initiative now underway in the region reflects a national strategy… ‘Best Start’ set to modernise maternity and neonatal services