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Meeting of the Parliament 25 March 2026 [Draft]

25 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary (Beds)
Gray, Neil SNP Airdrie and Shotts Watch on SPTV

To support improvements in hospital capacity, last year, we published the operational improvement plan, which made available up to £220 million to reduce waiting times, improve hospital flow and minimise delayed discharges. That investment is supporting the expansion of hospital-at-home capacity to at least 2,000 beds by December this year. Yesterday’s figures show that almost 7,200 people were supported by that service between November and January.

We have invested in frailty services across Scotland, including in Dumfries and Galloway, where teams are now operating at both the royal infirmary and Galloway community hospital. Through that approach, we are supporting boards to shift the balance of care from acute to community, ensuring that more care is provided closer to home.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is focusing on actions to reduce occupancy and improve flow by delivering additional home care capacity and ensuring early discharge planning.

In the same item of business

1. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce reported bed pressures at Dumfries and Galloway royal infirmary. (S6O-05701)
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray) SNP
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Oliver Mundell Con
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Neil Gray SNP
I will turn to Oliver Mundell’s substantive point in a second, but, with your indulgence, Deputy Presiding Officer, I take this opportunity to pay tribute to...