Healthcare

Health & Wellbeing Marketplace

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8 September, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Castle Douglas Town Hall, St Andrew Street, Castle Douglas, DG7 1DE The Marketplace will bring together third sector organisations, community groups, NHS services, council teams and other statutory partners supporting people’s health, wellbeing and social care. Organisations will have the opportunity to promote their services to one another … Read more

Supported Self-Management Courses

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We have received the following information from Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland about courses available for supported self-management for people with long-term chest, heart and stroke conditions My name is Anisa Doubell, and I am getting in touch to introduce myself and my role with Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland. We are beginning a series … Read more

Functional Fitness Test

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Case Study: Helen Wood From Functional Fitness Test to StrongHER Success In March, Helen Wood completed the Functional Fitness Test, a seven-exercise assessment designed to provide an overall of mobility, strength, balance, and cardiovascular ability. Motivated by her results and inspired to build confidence in her strength, Helen joined Lyndsey’s 6-week StrongHER programme shortly after. … Read more

GP Practice Pop-Up Events

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Pop-up events make it easy to speak up on GP services. Our local event is from 3 to 6 p.m. on 18th November at Kircudbright Galleries. Views on GP practices are being sought, and a series of pop-up events across Dumfries and Galloway are giving people the chance to have their say People across the region … Read more

GP Practice Pop-Up Events

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Pop-up events make it easy to speak up on GP services. Our local event is on 18th November Views on GP practices are being sought, and a series of pop-up events across Dumfries and Galloway are giving people the chance to have their say People across the region are being invited to drop in to … Read more

GP Practice Poster Campaign

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Recently, staff from a range of roles within GP practices across Dumfries and Galloway kindly took part in a new public campaign. This initiative aims to raise awareness of the work carried out in local practices and the growing role of the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT). In many practices, patients are supported not only by … Read more

Flu & COVID Vaccinations

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Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership briefing: People urged to act on calls to receive flu and COVID vaccinations HEALTH officials are urging eligible people across the region to get vaccinated against flu and COVID-19 this autumn – as vaccinations remain one of the most effective ways to protect yourself and those around … Read more