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Sturgeon visits Dumfries and Galloway ahead of annual review |
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Monday, 30 July 2007 |
The new state-of-the-art Renal Unit at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary has been visited by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Nicola Sturgeon ahead of the health board’s annual review.
The annual reviews will cover key areas such as activity and efficiency, waiting times, regional planning, public involvement, finance and future plans, and will, Sturgeon said, “highlight success and give credit where credit is due.”
However, she added: “But I also want to use these reviews to challenge when necessary, scrutinise local performance and drive forward further improvement.”
Sturgeon visited the Dumfries-based unit which is now linked to a new satellite renal facility at Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer.
She said: “The new renal unit has been upgraded to ensure dedicated local services for the people of Dumfries and Galloway both now and in years to come.
“The facilities allow medical staff to provide a first class service for patients via a dedicated video link and thanks to this, patients no longer have to make the long 150 mile round trip to Dumfries for dialysis three times a week, from the Stranraer and Galloway areas.
“Everyone involved in the project should be very proud of this new service, which offers comfortable surroundings for patients and their families, as well as a pleasant working environment for staff.”
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