Solway Firth Solway Firth The Solway Firth () is a firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland, between Cumbria (including the Solway Plain) and Dumfries and Galloway. It stretches from St Bees Head, just south of Whitehaven in Cumbria, to the Mull of Galloway, on the western end of Dumfries and Galloway. The Isle of Man is also very near to the firth. The firth comprises part of the Irish Sea. The coastline is characterised by lowland hills and small mountains. It is a mainly rural area with fishing and hill farming (as well as some arable farming)
NHS Dumfries and Galloway an intermediate unit (including maternity services and medical & surgical beds) in Stranraer. The board has been building an electronic shared cared record using Graphnet software which is designed to integrate primary and secondary care data for its patients in real time using its software. Its headquarters are at Crichton Hall, Dumfries. The following people are on the Board: Within Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary Midpark Hospital Nithbank Hospital Outwith Dumfries Annan Hospital Castle Douglas Hospital Galloway Community Hospital, Stranraer Kirkcudbright Hospital Lochmaben Hospital Moffat Hospital Newton Stewart Hospital Thomas Hope Hospital, Langholm Thornhill Hospital NHS Dumfries and Galloway