Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries
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This hospital is part of Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board
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Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, as a District General Hospital, serves the region of Dumfries and Galloway in South-West Scotland and includes the new Macmillan Oncology Centre and associated Cancer Information Centre. The board developed a state-of-the-art Central Sterile Services Department, which was the first of its kind in Scotland. As part of its continuing development of enhanced services for patients, the board has replaced and updated its conventional diagnostic mammography unit at the hospital with a full field digital mammography system. The technology allows for images to be created for review within 30 seconds reducing clinic time and the number of recall visits required for patients, as well as giving sharper images capable of being transmitted by tele-medicine to specialist centres.
The Board has also achieved Chartermark award success for the second time, in its ENT service, demonstrating a willingness to change and improve frontline services in order to achieve the Government's national standards awarded for customer service excellence. Occupational Therapy staff now use a modern computerised system that enables the electronic assessment and rehabilitation of hand and upper limb conditions.
The Biometrics e-link is a modular system with specialised electronic instrumentation, which allows the assessment and recording of, for example, range of movement and grip strength. The hospital has also undertaken a major revamp of its area laboratory service resulting in brand new purpose-built facilities across the range of laboratory services encompassing improved turnaround of reporting procedures, improved laboratory facilities and greater security, as well as meeting appropriate accreditation standards.
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Accident & Emergency services at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
cardiac services (heart attack) |
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| Patients having thrombolytic treatment within 30 minutes of arriving at hospital |
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 The National Service Framework (NSF) for coronary heart disease (CHD) states that 75% of eligible heart attack patients in England should receive thrombolytic drugs within 30 minutes of arriving at hospital. Read more about this indicator.
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| Patients having thrombolytic treatment within 60 minutes of calling for help |
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This standard reflects the combined performance of the ambulance service, general practitioners (GPs) and hospitals and is the most relevant overall indicator of care of heart attack patients. It encourages collaborative working across all relevant NHS organisations, particularly between ambulance services and hospitals to reduce delays to thrombolytic treatment. The call for professional help will usually be direct to the ambulance service but may be to a GP or NHS Direct. The Department of Health has set NHS organisations in England the target of 68% of patients receiving thrombolytic treatment within 60 minutes of calling for professional help. Read more about this indicator
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| Primary angioplasty within 90 minutes of arrival at interventional centre door |
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An interim good practice standard of 90 minutes from arrival at an interventional hospital to the time when the blocked artery is reopened (door to balloon time) has been established for provision of primary angioplasty, based on international guidelines.
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| Patients discharged from hospital on secondary prevention medication | ||
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| Clopidogrel | N/A | N/A |