 It is the main hospital in the Scottish Borders and has an accident and emergency department and a Macmillan Cancer Unit.The Borders General Hospital is accessible via the A6091 road, which links the A7 and the A68, known colloquially as the Melrose Bypass.It is roughly five minutes from the town of Galashiels and two minutes from the small town of Melrose via Chiefswood Road and is served by buses from all Border towns run by First Bus and Borders Buses.