Headquarters Dumfries Population 148,500 Phone +44 1387 244171 | Region served Dumfries and Galloway Website www.nhsdg.scot.nhs.uk | |
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Area size 6,216 square kilometres Address Nithbank, Dumfries DG1 2SD, United Kingdom Similar Dumfries & Galloway Council, Gillbrae Medical Practice, Greyfriars Medical Centre, Nithbank Hospital, Cairn Valley Medical P Profiles | ||
NHS Dumfries and Galloway (Scottish Gaelic: Bòrd SSN Dùn Phris agus an Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is the health board serving the Dumfries and Galloway region. It is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. NHS Dumfries & Galloway provides health care and promotes healthy living for the people of Dumfries and Galloway.
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- Andrew turner nhs dumfries and galloway at government it security management september 2015
- Board Members
- Hospitals
- References
The population served is just 146,500, but within a large geographical area of about 2,400 square miles (6,200 km2). Dumfries and Galloway stretches from Langholm in the East to Stranraer in the West, and from Kirkconnel and Carsphairn in the North down to the Solway Coast. There are a number of Community Hospitals throughout the region, and an intermediate unit (including maternity services and medical & surgical beds) in Stranraer.
The board has been building an electronic shared cared record using Graphnet software which is designed to integrate primary and secondary care data for its patients in real time using its software.
Its headquarters are at Crichton Hall, Dumfries.
Andrew turner nhs dumfries and galloway at government it security management september 2015
Board Members
The following people are on the Board:
Hospitals
Within Dumfries
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary • Midpark Hospital • Nithbank Hospital
Outwith Dumfries
Annan Hospital • Castle Douglas Hospital • Galloway Community Hospital, Stranraer • Kirkcudbright Hospital • Lochmaben Hospital • Moffat Hospital • Newton Stewart Hospital • Thomas Hope Hospital, Langholm • Thornhill Hospital