NHS Dumfries & Galloway

A total of nine new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Gretna and Annan areas of Dumfries and Galloway since Monday.
Each person is currently self-isolating, and work continues to take place through the local Test and Protect system to identify their recent contacts and to make any necessary testing arrangements in a bid to limit any further exposure. We are monitoring...

A limited range of treatment for urgent and emergency cases is now able to be offered at dental practices within Dumfries and Galloway from this week.
This comes as part of national moves to restore services affected by COVID-19. However, patients are asked to note that access to dental practices continues to be by telephone in the first instance and the range of services available at practices are...

COVID-19 has impacted on every aspect of health and social care across Dumfries and Galloway.
Those who have seen the most direct and devastating effects of the coronavirus are the staff who have been working in the ‘red zones’ of the region’s hospital. These are the people who have been helping those have contracted the virus, and who have been...

There is a Mobile Testing Unit moving around the region to provide local testing facilities for individuals aged five and over who have symptoms of COVID-19, symptomatic key workers not covered by existing NHS testing, and household members of these...