Communities
We’re passionate about putting people and communities first and believe everyone should get a say in their own health and social care services.
With opportunities such as our locality groups, stakeholder forum and consultations, there are different ways you can tell us what you think health and social care services should look like in East Ayrshire.
Integration Joint Board
Our Integration Joint Board makes decisions for the Health and Social Care Partnership. It has a number of carer and patient representatives from the community. It is the same for our other formal committees, including the Strategic Planning Group, Audit and Performance, Partnership Forum and Health and Care Governance Group.
Stakeholder Forum
Our Stakeholder Forum is another opportunity for local people and organisations to come together and share their views on what will be discussed at our board and committee meetings.
The forum is comprised of people with an interest in health and social care and the care sector, as well as staff from third sector organisations. This means our members represent the views of the people who use our services and their carers.
The forum meets eight times per year, where members have the opportunity to share their experiences and local issues and bring suggestions to improve our services together. Get in touch by emailing if you are interested in finding out more.
Locality groups
Our locality groups bring a wide range of partners together who support our work in health and social care at a local level. This allows us to concentrate on the things that matter local to where you live in East Ayrshire.
Locality groups include people from social work, health services, public health, council housing, Ayrshire 360 and local community representatives. We have three locality groups in East Ayrshire:
- Northern (Annick and Irvine Valley)
- Kilmarnock (including Crosshouse and Hurlford)
- Southern (Cumnock and Doon Valley)
