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Lesley Craig and Sharon Belshaw of Break the Silence

Break the Silence receives accreditation for excellence

23.05.2022

Break the Silence has received recognition from the European Foundation for Quality Management. The Kilmarnock-based charity, which supports victims of […]

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What are your views on services for older people?

19.05.2022

The Scottish Government is seeking your views to develop a new health and social care strategy for older people to […]

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Praise for support assistant’s “invaluable” care

18.05.2022

Our Social Care Review Team recently received wonderful feedback from the son of a service user with dementia, expressing his […]

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Winning logo design unveiled for new children’s wellbeing model

18.05.2022

As momentum gathers around HEART, East Ayrshire’s new wellbeing model for children’s services, we are delighted to announce the winner […]

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Brilliant feedback for Stewarton CAH staff

16.05.2022

Our amazing Care at Home staff have received glowing feedback from service users in Stewarton. The following comments came from […]

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Ayrshire Independent Living Network secures funding for befriending service

16.05.2022

Ayrshire Independent Living Network (AILN) has secured funding to provide an Ayrshire-wide dementia befriending service for the next three years. […]

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Foster Care Fortnight 2022

09.05.2022

‘Fostering Communities’ is the theme of this year’s Foster Care Fortnight which takes place from 9-22 May. The campaign aims […]

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Take A Break Scotland open for applications

04.05.2022

Scottish Government funded Take a Break Scotland, administered by Family Fund, is now open for applications.

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Bennett’s Bikes allow everyone to cycle

27.04.2022

Specially adapted bikes have been a hit with visitors to Cumnock Juniors Community Enterprise Centre. Bennett’s Bikes, named after late […]

The Promise Participation and Improvement Team

New Promise team encourages kids’ creativity

26.04.2022

A newly formed participation team is helping to deliver The Promise for children and young people in East Ayrshire. Formed […]

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Wellbeing cafes offer support

21.04.2022

Do you know an older person with hearing and/or sight loss? The S.I.S.G. (Sensory Impaired Support Group) is running monthly […]

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Introducing the Wellbeing Blog

13.04.2022

As the name suggests, our Living Well website is dedicated to all things health and wellbeing and how to get […]

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Two years of keeping The Promise

12.04.2022

It’s been two years since the publication of The Promise – a report on children’s care services by the Independent […]

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Out of hours social work service celebrates ten years

07.04.2022

Ayrshire Out of Hours Social Work Team (OOH) recently celebrated ten years of operation, with an anniversary event at the […]

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Ayrshire charity ensures that no-one dies alone

01.02.2022

The concept of death fills most of us with dread, fear and sadness. Whether comforting a bereaved friend of family […]