Waiting lists for hospital appointments in Dumfries and Galloway have been branded “devastating”. New figures show that the number of waits for outpatient appointments have hit a record high And ...

Dumfries and Galloway’s delayed discharge rate has hit its highest level for more than two years. New figures show that 3,305 bed days were lost to the problem in March – the highest number since ...

Plans to build a Maggie's centre in Dumfries have stalled after NHS charity bosses refused to fund the project. Trustees of the health board's endowment fund said they could not commit to an initial ...

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Ward 10 has been shut due to a number of patients experiencing symptoms consistent with norovirus. NHS Dumfries and Galloway said a deep clean was to be carried out in order to allow it to reopen to ...

A charity which has raised more than £1.3 millions since its inception has celebrated its 70th birthday. An afternoon tea and cake was held at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary to mark Dumfries ...

A four-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital and is in a serious but stable condition. A man, woman and a girl, aged two, were also injured in the two-car collision and their condition has been ...

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Two boys have been charged in connection with a fire at a derelict building in Dumfries. Emergency services were called out to the old Nithbank Hospital at about 15:00 on Thursday and Lindsay Terrace ...

And Public Health Scotland has noted the increase over the past 12 months is the largest amongst Scotland’s health boards. South Scotland Labour MSP, Colin Smyth, said: “Once again our region has been ...