What recent discussions it has had with NHS Dumfries and Galloway regarding the future of community hospitals.

The Scottish Government has had no formal discussions with Dumfries & Galloway regarding the future of community hospitals. However, officials have been made aware that four cottage hospitals are temporarily closed to provide additional capacity to care for Covid positive patients, if required. Allied Health Professionals were deployed from these hospitals to other settings and this allowed the early discharge of patients back into the community, with appropriate support of community health and social care staff.
The partnership has also introduced a 24/7 community nursing service, and is further developing its homecare teams to support more people at home.