Dumfries and Galloway is a place where artists come for the light and astronomers for the dark.
Doctors come here for the great opportunities to combine a challenging and rewarding career in medicine with a lifestyle that’s difficult to get anywhere else.
Rural but not isolated, there’s a lot going on across Dumfries and Galloway – we have music festivals and comic festivals, book towns and food towns and some of the best beaches and countryside you’ll find anywhere.
If you like mountain biking, you’ll find some of the best trails in Britain. Dumfries and Galloway is home to 5 of the 7stanes If you like just touring quiet country lanes or woodland trails, you’ll find plenty. You might spot a red squirrel or an intriguing sculpture – the artist Andy Goldsworthy is based here and his sculptures dot the landscape.
There’s a lot to be found off the beaten track in Dumfries and Galloway too. You might want to try your feet at flounder tramping on one of our sandy beaches, or sing along with the natterjack toads in Caerlaverock.
House prices are reasonable, schools and community life is good, making the area a great place to live and whatever stage of your career you’re at.
As a GP in Dumfries and Galloway, you’ll be a key part of a well integrated health service. There’s the state of the art, just built, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary in Dumfries, and GP led cottage hospitals in all the main towns. It’s not far to the tertiary care services available in the Scottish central belt and North of England and from Cairnryan it’s just a short ferry trip across to Belfast. Links with academic institutions means there’s considerable potential to be involved in research programmes to match your interests. Outside of the main towns of Dumfries and Stranraer, there are GP led cottage and community hospitals.