SCOTLAND · PEOPLE, PLACES & SERVICES

Dumfries and Galloway · NHS health board

Population, health and care services for Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, with dated sources and counting notes.

Population and demographics

Mid-2025 population estimate: 145,490 people.

Population by age and sex
Age group	Male	Female	Total
0–5	3,519 (2.4%)	3,261 (2.2%)	6,780 (4.7%)
6–23	12,960 (8.9%)	12,271 (8.4%)	25,231 (17.3%)
24–66	36,562 (25.1%)	39,999 (27.5%)	76,561 (52.6%)
67+	17,224 (11.8%)	19,694 (13.5%)	36,918 (25.4%)
All ages	70,265 (48.3%)	75,225 (51.7%)	145,490 (100.0%)

Every percentage is a share of the total area population. Percentages are rounded and may not sum to 100%. Age endpoints are inclusive. Council and health-board figures describe the same population and must not be added together.

Source: NRS population estimates via Public Health Scotland

Population projections, 2022–2047

The 2022-based principal projection is a trend-based scenario, not a prediction. Its 2022 base is separate from the mid-2025 estimates above; the series are not joined. Published 2025-09-30.

Source: National Records of Scotland projections

Projected population: selected years
Year	Male	Female	Total
2022	70,492	75,278	145,770
2030	69,391	74,668	144,059
2035	68,162	73,764	141,926
2040	66,806	72,817	139,623
2047	64,977	71,396	136,373

All annual projections, 2022–2047

2022-based projected population
Year	Male	Female	Total
2022	70,492	75,278	145,770
2023	70,470	75,293	145,763
2024	70,384	75,281	145,665
2025	70,288	75,224	145,512
2026	70,160	75,186	145,346
2027	69,988	75,072	145,060
2028	69,790	74,955	144,745
2029	69,601	74,812	144,413
2030	69,391	74,668	144,059
2031	69,163	74,494	143,657
2032	68,916	74,317	143,233
2033	68,676	74,138	142,814
2034	68,423	73,948	142,371
2035	68,162	73,764	141,926
2036	67,908	73,572	141,480
2037	67,649	73,363	141,012
2038	67,375	73,185	140,560
2039	67,087	73,011	140,098
2040	66,806	72,817	139,623
2041	66,533	72,625	139,158
2042	66,269	72,410	138,679
2043	66,013	72,214	138,227
2044	65,748	72,018	137,766
2045	65,477	71,818	137,295
2046	65,231	71,604	136,835
2047	64,977	71,396	136,373

Health and care services

Counts describe listed practices or services at their recorded locations, not the number of buildings, staff or available appointments. The categories are separate and are not combined into a health-services grand total.

GP practices

Listed records: 32.

Source: Public Health Scotland · 2026-07-01

Original publication

Practices counted once at their published main address; branch surgeries are not separately counted. Registered patients may live outside this council. Types describe the GP contract. Practice websites are not supplied in this release.

Browse GP practices (32)

Annan North Surgery
17C
Annan North Surgery, Greencroft Medical Centre, Greencroft Wynd, Annan, DG12 6GN
Cairn Valley Medical Practice
GMS
Cairn Valley Medical Practice, Dunscore Health Centre, Dunscore, Dumfries, DG2 0UJ
Cairnsmore Medical Practice
GMS
Cairnsmore Medical Practice, Health Centre, Creebridge, Newton Stewart, DG8 6NR
Canonbie Surgery
GMS
Canonbie Surgery, Bowholm, Canonbie, DG14 0UX
Castle Douglas Medical Group
GMS
Castle Douglas Medical Group, Garden Hill Primary Care Centre, 2 Garden Hill Road, Castle Douglas, DG7 3EE
Charlotte Medical Practice
GMS
Charlotte Medical Practice, Lochfield Road Primary Care Centre, 12-28 Lochfield Road, Dumfries, DG2 9BH
Dalbeattie Medical Practice
GMS
Dalbeattie Medical Practice, Craignair Health Centre, Port Road, Dalbeattie, DG5 4AZ
Drs Oliver, Greeley &Innes
GMS
Drs Oliver, Greeley & Innes, Garden Hill Primary Care Centre, 2 Garden Hill Road, Castle Douglas, DG7 3EE
Ecclefechan Surgery
GMS
Ecclefechan Surgery, The Surgery, Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, DG11 3BT
Galloway Hills Medical Practice
GMS
Galloway Hills Medical Practice, Newton Stewart Health Centre, Creebridge, Newton Stewart, DG8 6NR
Gillbrae Medical Practice
GMS
Gillbrae Medical Practice, Gillbrae Road, Dumfries, DG1 4EJ
Glenkens Medical Practice
GMS
Glenkens Medical Practice, High Street, New Galloway, DG7 3RN
Glenluce Surgery
GMS
Glenluce Surgery, Four Winds, Glenluce, Wigtownshire, DG8 0PU
Greencroft South Medical Group
GMS
Greencroft Medical Centre (South), Greencroft Wynd, Annan, DG12 6GS
Gretna Surgery
GMS
Gretna Surgery, Central Avenue, Gretna, DG16 5NA
Greyfriars Medical Centre
GMS
Greyfriars Medical Centre, 33-37 Castle Street, Dumfries, DG1 1DL
Langholm Medical Partnership
GMS
Langholm Medical Partnership, Health Centre, Langholm, DG13 0JY
Loch Ree Practice
GMS
Loch Ree Practice, Waverley Medical Centre, Dalrymple Street, Stranraer, DG9 7DW
Lochinch Practice
GMS
Lochinch Practice, Waverley Medical Centre, Dalrymple Street, Stranraer, DG9 7DW
Lochmaben Medical Group
GMS
Lochmaben Medical Group, 42-44 High Street, Lochmaben, DG11 1NH
Lochnaw Practice
GMS
Lochnaw Practice, Waverley Medical Centre, Dalrymple Street, Stranraer, DG9 7DW
Lochthorn Medical Centre
GMS
Lochthorn Medical Centre, Edinburgh Road, Dumfries, DG1 1TR
Lockerbie Medical Practice
GMS
Lockerbie Health Centre, Victoria Gardens, Lockerbie, DG11 2BJ
Moffat Medical Practice
GMS
Moffat Medical Practice, Moffat Hospital, Holmend, Moffat, DG10 9JY
Mull of Galloway Practice
2C
Mull of Galloway Practice, Drummore, Stranraer, DG9 9QQ
Sandhead Surgery
GMS
Sandhead Surgery, Piggery Road, Sandhead, Wigtownshire, DG9 9DP
Shebburn Medical Practice
GMS
Shebburn Medical Practice, Shebburn Surgery, New Abbey, DG2 8BY
Solway Medical Group
GMS
Solway Medical Group, Health Centre, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4BJ
Southern Machars Practice
17C
Southern Machars Practice, 3 St John Street, Whithorn, DG8 8PS
St Michaels Medical Centre
GMS
St Michaels Medical Centre, St Michaels Bridge Road, Dumfries, DG1 2PX
Thornhill Medical Practice
GMS
Thornhill Medical Practice, Health Centre, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, DG3 5AA
Upper Nithsdale Group Practice
GMS
Upper Nithsdale Group Practice, Health Centre, Station Road, Sanquhar, DG4 6BT

NHS dental practices

Listed records: 29.

Source: Public Health Scotland · 2026-03-31

Original publication

Active NHS dental practices at the snapshot date; may also offer private care. Counts practices, not individual dentists. Inclusion does not mean the practice is accepting new NHS patients. Registration counts are not council resident counts.

Browse NHS dental practices (29)

(MY) DENTIST
NHS dental practice
37 LEWIS STREET, STRANRAER, DG9 7AB
18/20 CHURCH STREET
NHS dental practice
ANNAN, NA, DG126DS
2 CHURCH COURT
NHS dental practice
CASTLE STREET, DUMFRIES, DG1 1DE
2 PRINCES STREET
NHS dental practice
NEWTON STEWART, NA, DG8 6EX
26 CASTLE STREET
NHS dental practice
DUMFRIES, NA, DG1 1DU
47 BANK STREET
NHS dental practice
DUMFRIES, NA, DG1 2PA
96 GLASGOW STREET
NHS dental practice
DUMFRIES, NA, DG2 9DE
ANNAN DENTAL PRACTICE LTD
NHS dental practice
3 BANK STREET, ANNAN, DG126AA
BIRCH VALLEY DENTAL CLINIC
NHS dental practice
273 HIGH STREET, DALBEATTIE, DG5 4DW
DENTAL BEES
NHS dental practice
1 ST ANDREW STREET, CASTLE DOUGLAS, DG7 1DE
DENTAL BEES DUMFRIES
NHS dental practice
124 QUEENSBERRY STREET, DUMFRIES, DG1 1BU
DG SMILE
NHS dental practice
48 WHITESANDS, DUMFRIES, DG1 2RS
DUMFRIES DENTAL CENTRE
NHS dental practice
BANKEND ROAD, DUMFRIES, DG1 4AP
GREAT KINGS DENTAL
NHS dental practice
7 GREAT KING STREET, DUMFRIES, DG1 1BA
GRETNA DENTAL PRACTICE
NHS dental practice
139-141 CENTRAL AVENUE, GRETNA, DG165AQ
GUNNING DENTAL
NHS dental practice
104 HIGH STREET, ANNAN, DG126DW
HMP DUMFRIES
NHS dental practice
TERREGLES STREET, DUMFRIES, DG2 9AX
KIRKCUDBRIGHT DENTAL SURGERY
NHS dental practice
LESLIE HOUSE,50 ST CUTHBERT ST., KIRKCUDBRIGHT, DG6 4DZ
LEWIS DENTISTRY
NHS dental practice
LEWIS TAYLOR HOUSE, 6 LEWIS STREET, STRANRAER, DG9 7AA
LOCKERBIE DENTAL
NHS dental practice
80 HIGH STREET, LOCKERBIE, DG112EU
LOCKERBIE DENTAL SURGERY
NHS dental practice
134 HIGH STREET, LOCKERBIE, DG112BX
MCLEAN DENTAL
NHS dental practice
16 HIGH STREET, LOCHMABEN, DG111NH
MOFFAT DENTAL PRACTICE
NHS dental practice
CAUSEWAY STREET, MOFFAT, DG109DN
NITH PLACE DENTAL PRACTICE
NHS dental practice
5-7 NITH PLACE, DUMFRIES, DG1 2PL
ORTHODONTIC LOUNGE
NHS dental practice
3 LOREBURNE SHOPPING CENTRE, DUMFRIES, DG1 2BL
SDC CLINICS LTD
NHS dental practice
195 HIGH STREET, DUMFRIES, DG1 2QT
SOUTH WEST SMILE CARE CENTRE
NHS dental practice
34 BRIDGE STREET, STRANRAER, DG9 7JF
THE BLUE DOOR NHS FAMILY DP
NHS dental practice
22 CASTLE STREET, DUMFRIES, DG1 1DR
THORNHILL DENTAL PRACTICE
NHS dental practice
45 DRUMLANRIG STREET, THORNHILL, DG3 5LJ

Care homes

Listed records: 48.

Source: Care Inspectorate · 2026-08-31

Original publication

Active registered Care Home Services, including adult and children’s services. Counts are services, not necessarily separate buildings. Registered places are capacity, not occupancy. Contact details withheld by the source remain withheld. Individual website links are not supplied in the export.

Browse Care homes (48)

38 Hardthorn Road
Local Authority · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
ACAD Close Support Service
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
ACAD Long Term Care Home Service
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Abbey Gardens Nursing Home
Private · Older People
Lincluden Road, Dumfries, DG2 0QB
Allanbank Care Home
Private · Older People
Allanbank, Bankend Road, DUMFRIES, DG1 4AN
Alma McFadyen
Private · Older People
Mill Street, Dalbeattie, DG5 4HE
Annan Court
Private · Older People
Watchhall, Annan, DG12 6QP
Annie's Cottage
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Atkinson Road Respite
Voluntary or Not for Profit · Physical and Sensory Impairment
4 & 6 Atkinson Road, Dumfries, DG2 7DH
Bankfoot House
Private · Older People
Beechgrove, Moffat, DG10 9RS
Barlochan House Care Home
Private · Older People
Palnackie, Castle Douglas, DG7 1PF
Belmont Care Centre
Private · Older People
Fairhurst Road, Stranraer, DG9 7QL
Briery Park
Private · Older People
New Street, Thornhill, DG3 5NJ
Burnfoot Coach House
Private · Older People
Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, DG11 3LG
Care Visions - Blackburn House
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Care Visions - High Kilroy
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Care Visions - Riggheads
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Care Visions Quhytewoollen
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Carlingwark House
Private · Older People
Carlingwark Street, CASTLE DOUGLAS, DG7 1TH
Charnwood Lodge
Private · Older People
8 - 18 Annan Road, DUMFRIES, DG1 3AD
Claremont House
Voluntary or Not for Profit · Mental Health Problems
9 Newall Terrace, Dumfries, DG1 1LN
Closeburn Centre
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Cornwall Park
Private · Older People
Auchendoon Road, NEWTON STEWART, DG8 6HD
Croft House
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Cumloden Manor Nursing Home
Private · Older People
Cumloden Road, Minnigaff, Newton Stewart, DG8 6AA
Dala
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Dalveen Farmhouse
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Dryfemount Care Home
Private · Older People
11 St. Bryde's Terrace, Lockerbie, DG11 2EJ
Dunmuir Park Respite Unit
Local Authority · Learning Disabilities
The Rowans, 11-12 Dunmuir Park, Castle Douglas, DG7 1LP
Fleet Valley Care Home
Private · Older People
43 Fleet Street, Gatehouse of Fleet, DG7 2JT
Gardenhouse
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Goldielea Care Home
Private · Older People
Dalbeattie Road, Dumfries, DG2 8ND
Holestane Cottages
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Lochduhar
Private · Older People
1 Blackley Park Road, Off Hardthorn Road, Dumfries, DG2 9JW
Lydiafield Care Home
Private · Older People
Standalane, Annan, DG12 5JR
Maben House
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Mannering Avenue
Private · Learning Disabilities
34-38 Mannering Avenue, Lochside, Dumfries, DG2 0NG
Merse House
Private · Older People
Merse House, Merse Avenue, KIRKCUDBRIGHT, DG6 4RN
Munches Park House
Private · Older People
Barrhill Road, DALBEATTIE, DG5 4JB
Murraythwaite
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
Notwen House
Private · Older People
Kirkpatrick Fleming, Lockerbie, DG11 3AU
Queensberry Care Home
Private · Older People
Lauries Wynd, Sanquhar, DG4 6DR
Senwick House
Private · Older People
Senwick House, Borgue, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4TP
Thorney Croft
Private · Older People
12 Sycamore Way, STRANRAER, DG9 7BY
Trinity House
Private · Learning Disabilities
38 Carlisle Road, Lockerbie, DG11 2DS
Wallace Hall
Private · Children & Young People
Contact details withheld by the source.
West View (Monreith) Ltd
Private · Older People
St.Medan's New Road, Monreith, Newton Stewart, DG8 9LJ
Westfield
Private · Older People
Dumfries Road, Lockerbie, DG11 2EF

NHS hospitals

Listed records: 20.

Source: Public Health Scotland · 2026-09-03

Original publication

Current NHS hospital-location records, including non-acute hospitals and specialist/resource centres classified in this reference file. Private hospitals are excluded. Hospital types and individual websites are not supplied in this release.

Browse NHS hospitals (20)

Acorn House
Kingholm Road, Dumfries, DG1 4SR
Annan Hospital
Stapleton Road, Annan, DG126NQ
Cardoness
Bankend Road, Dumfries, DG1 4TG
Castle Douglas Community Hospital
Academy Street, Castle Douglas, DG7 1EE
Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary
Cargenbridge, Dumfries, DG2 8RX
Galloway Community Hospital
Dalrymple Street, Stranraer, DG9 7DQ
Heather Lodge (CETU)
Nithbank, Dumfries, DG1 2SA
Innistaigh
Dalrymple Street, Stranraer, DG9 7EH
Kirkcudbright Cottage Hospital
Townend, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4BE
Laurel Bank (CETU)
Nithbank, Dumfries, DG1 2SA
Lismore
41A Prestonfield Road, Annan, DG125HJ
Lochmaben Hospital
Lochmaben, Lockerbie, DG111RQ
Midpark Hospital
Bankend Road, Dumfries, DG1 4TN
Moffat Community Hospital
Holmend, Moffat, DG109JY
Newton Stewart Hospital
Newton Stewart, DG8 6LZ
Nithview Day Hospital
Nithbank, Dumfries, DG1 2SD
Thomas Hope Hospital
Langholm, DG130JX
Thornhill Hospital
Thornhill, DG3 5AA
Treastaigh
Stapleton Road, Annan, DG126JP
Wellgreen Cottages
Glencaple Road, Dumfries, DG1 4TD

NHS workforce

Census: 2026-06-30 · Published: 2026-09-01

Board total: 4,881 staff; 4,082.30 whole-time equivalents (WTE).

Headcounts are distinct within each group; one person may appear in more than one group. Do not add group headcounts or board headcounts. WTE is rounded for display.

Workforce by staff group
Staff group	Headcount	WTE
Nursing & midwifery	2,335	2,003.15
Administrative services	759	636.05
Medical & dental	448	382.68
Support services	525	369.92
Allied health professions	386	323.85
Other therapeutic services	217	183.07
Healthcare science	141	127.11
Personal & social care	41	31.70
Medical & dental support	35	24.79

Directorate data are unavailable in this export; service-delivery location reporting is paused by the publisher. Medical specialties and other staff subgroups remain available in the map and downloadable workforce file.

Source: NHS Education for Scotland / Public Services Delivery Scotland

Constituent councils

Dumfries and Galloway