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NHS board warns patients over stolen personal details and extortion risk

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has warned patients to assume that stolen data published online by cyber-criminals last month could be used for extortion…

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New provider awarded contract for Moffat medical services

The Lochmaben Medical Group will take over provision from November and services will continue to be delivered from the practice’s current sites in the Upper Annandalke town and Leadhills

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Delay to review on Dumfries and Galloway travel scheme for health patients branded "shocking"

Finlay Carson wants NHS Dumfries and Galloway patients to receive support to make appointments, with a similar scheme already running in NHS Highland

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Dumfries and Galloway cancer patient waited nearly a year to begin treatment

New figures also show nearly one in five of cancer patients in Dumfries and Galloway weren’t able to start treatment within two months

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NHS Dumfries and Galloway faces £35.9 million hole in its budget

The potential deficit comes after a £9.3 million injection was needed to ensure the health board balanced its books last year

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NHS Dumfries and Galloway temporary health staff bill hits "eye-watering" £20 million

More than £7 million of the cost was on nursing staff – up more than a quarter on the previous year

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Scots NHS boss says he 'cannot afford' 10 per cent of his staff as health service struggles

Jeff Ace, chief executive of NHS Dumfries and Galloway, also warned of the "extraordinary" challenges the health service is facing

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NHS is facing ‘extraordinary challenges’, health board chief tells MSPs

Jeff Ace said his board, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, technically could not afford one tenth of its staff.

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Doctors to take over running of Lockerbie Medical Practice in June

Dr Michael Ramsden and Dr Kashif Ahmad will head the practice after being awarded the contract responsible for almost 5,000 patients

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International NHS Dumfries and Galloway staff to be welcomed with song and dance

Nursing and social care staff from India, the Philippines and Africa will be welcomed to the region with a night to celebrate the “rich” cultural diversity in the workforce

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NHS dentistry in Dumfries and Galloway "hanging by a thread"

South Scotland Labour MSP Colin Smyth has made the claim after news that 5,000 patients are to be de-registered

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MSP claims people in rural areas face "far worse" access to healthcare than urban residents

Dr Sandesh Gulhane has called for an inquiry during a debate on a petition from Dr Gordon Baird of the Galloway Community Hospital Action Group

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Coronavirus pandemic costs NHS Dumfries and Galloway "a decade's worth of progress" in cutting operation waiting times

The full impact of the pandemic and associated lockdowns which caused unprecedented disruption to the delivery of health and care services in the region has been revealed

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Fifteen Dumfries and Galloway children lose parent to drug misuse in 2021

NHS Dumfries and Galloway members have been told more needs to be done to support young people affected

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Moffat Community Council calls public meeting over GP provision

NHS Dumfries and Galloway will be represented at Tuesday's meeting to discuss a way forward

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Dumfries and Galloway councillors call for urgent reopening of cottage hospitals

A letter will be sent to NHS Dumfries and Galloway and the Integration Joint Board following a full council meeting

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Dumfries and Galloway cancer patient waited nearly a full year to begin treatment

New figures from Public Health Scotland show none of the country's health boards met the Scottish Government's target of 95 per cent of patients beginning treatment within 62 days

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Lockerbie and Moffat patients "left in limbo" after GP services withdrawn

NHS Dumfries and Galloway announced this week Alba Medical Group, which only started running the sites in April, is leaving when its contract expires on May 31 next year.

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New website aims to help Dumfries and Galloway residents cope with cost of living crisis

The hub is a one-stop shop offering help with everything from money and benefits to household bills

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Lengthy waits in Dumfries and Galloway's accident and emergency departments branded "humanitarian crisis"

South Scotland MSP has hit out at NHS Dumfries and Galloway continually missing government targets for A&E and delayed discharge

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Galloway Community Hospital campaigners push for independent review into maternity services

Women's Health Minister Maree Todd met virtually with campaigners and politicians to discuss the situation

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Cases of bullying in NHS Dumfries and Galloway rise by nearly 50 per cent

There were 10 cases across the region in 2021/22, compared to seven the previous year

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NHS Dumfries and Galloway board warned "no easy solutions or answers" to saving £20 million

Finance boss Katy Kerr has warned it is not "business as usual" as officials try to balance the books

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NHS Dumfries and Galloway bosses warn of "very, very difficult times ahead"

Services across the region are currently under “significant pressure” as staff battle with an increase in emergency admissions and rising numbers of delayed discharges

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Dumfries and Galloway residents receive diagnostic tests sooner than most other parts of Scotland

But the latest figures also reveal waiting lists for inpatient and outpatient treatment are at the highest levels on record

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