Jeff Ace: Last News

A new provider has been awarded the contract to deliver medical services in Moffat.

Hospital campaigners are demanding an urgent summit with health board chiefs following a packed public meeting in Newton Stewart on Saturday.

Pressing ahead with plans for a multi-million pound cancer facility in the region should be a priority according to the health board’s top man.

A new website aims to help people across Dumfries and Galloway cope with the cost of living crisis.

She is currently supporting at least one other family with a child with declining health.NHS Dumfries and Galloway chief executive Jeff Ace said: “In a year when staff across our health and social care settings have been rising to the many challenges of dealing with Covid-19, there has never been a better time to recognise and reward them for their outstanding efforts, day-in and day-out.“Jenny should be extremely proud of her achievement and for this amazing recognition.”

He was nominated by the mother of a nine-year-old girl who he has treated since she was born with complex needs.

A further six people in Dumfries and Galloway have lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic in the past seven days.

Ten people in Dumfries and Galloway have died as a result of coronavirus.

The first deaths resulting from coronavirus in Dumfries and Galloway have been confirmed.

Concerns have been raised over the future of Kirkcudbright and Newton Stewart community hospitals post Covid-19.They are among four sites in the region designated as “step-down facilities” for treating coronavirus patients.However, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary has coped with the lower than expected demand so far.As a result staff from the hospitals have been temporarily redeployed and that has prompted speculation over the long-term future of cottage hospitals.Galloway MSP Finlay Carson, pictured below, told the News he raised the issue with NHS chief executive Jeff Ace weeks ago.He said: “This is totally unacceptable, but not a surprise that NHS Dumfries and Galloway are once again failing to engage with not only the public, but