A special message of thanks is expressed during Armed Forces Week for the contributions made by all personnel.
Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership would particularly like to recognise the support which has been provided during the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic.
Military personnel have been providing ongoing assistance around the planned response to the coronavirus, and staff continue to operate the mobile testing unit which provides daily testing moving around locations right across the region.
Valerie White is Interim Director of Public Health and NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s Armed Forces Champion, and she said: “The Armed Forces have played an important role locally by operating the mobile COVID-19 testing centres across the region and this is an example of the professionalism and quick response we can expect from the Armed Forces in supporting local communities when needed.”
NHS Dumfries and Galloway is one organisation which has made a commitment to support the Armed Forces through a signed agreement, or covenant, having received the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award in August 2019.
On the eve of Armed Forces Day, which takes place tomorrow, Saturday, June 27, Health Improvement Officer Richard Smith has recorded a video in which he recognises the role of the Armed Forces…. https://youtu.be/1yJZwPPY0hA
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