Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Stuart Gillespie

Number of patients to die while awaiting discharge from Dumfries and Galloway's hospitals revealed

Eight patients have died in the region’s hospitals this year while waiting to be discharged.

And more than 50 people have suffered a similar fate over the last eight years.

The figures were revealed in a series of Freedom of Information requests by the Scottish Conservatives.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.