Dumfries & Galloway Health & Social Care

Consultations and engagement

The links below will take you to details of our public engagement and consultation programmes, both those under way and those which have now finished. If you need any of this information in a different language or format, please contact Patient Services by telephone on 01387 272 733, by email at dg.patientservices@nhs.scot or via Contact SCOTLAND-BSL.

Participation and Engagement Network is in place for the region. From time to time it will send out information on the engagement activity being carried out by local agencies such as the NHS and Council, and it will highlight opportunities to take part.

If you want to join the Participation and Engagement Network, or if you have any comments or suggestions on our engagement and consultation work, please let us know by emailing dgcommunications@nhs.scot. Please get in touch as well if you have any comments or suggestions about health and social care in Dumfries and Galloway.

Our consultation and engagement work is informed by the Scottish Government’s Planning with People guidance, which sets out the responsibilities NHS boards, local authorities and Integration Joint Boards have to community engagement when health and social care services are being planned, or when changes to services are being considered, and supports them to involve people meaningfully. Planning with People guidance

Right Care, Right Place – consultation on the future of cottage hospitals in Kirkcudbright, Moffat, Newton Stewart and Thornhill – May-August 2024 [closed]

Carers Survey – This survey aims to find out what impact care and support for Carers is having and to help develop the Carers delivery plan for Dumfries and Galloway – January 2024 [closed]

Draft Independent Advocacy Plan – Engagement –  December 2023 – March 2024 [closed]

Wigtownshire Maternity Services – consultation on two options for the future of antenatal, birthing and postnatal care in the west of Dumfries and Galloway – November 2023-February 2024 [closed]

Right Care, Right Place – consultation on the future of intermediate care in Dumfries and Galloway – April-July 2023 [closed] 

Wigtownshire Maternity Review – antenatal, birthing and postnatal services in the west of Dumfries and Galloway – March 2023 [closed]

Participation and Engagement Strategy – call to help shape health and social care engagement strategy – 2022 [closed]

Time to Talk – the future of community health and social care – June-September 2022 [closed]