NHS Ayrshire and Arran

NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Bòrd SSN Siorrachd Inbhir Àir agus Eilean Arainn
Made foundation 2004 (2004)
Headquarters Ayr
Region served
Population 400,000
Type NHS board
Hospitals Ayr
Chief Exec John G. Burns[1]
Number of employees 8,500
Website www.nhsaaa.net

NHS Ayrshire and Arran (Scottish Gaelic: Bòrd SSN Siorrachd Inbhir Àir agus Eilean Arainn) is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. It was formed on 1 April 2004.

It has a responsibility to provide health and social care to almost 400,000 people with an operating budget of around £700 million (for 2013–2014).[2]

Services

The health board has almost 6,000 staff working in their hospitals, and almost 2,500 staff working in the community.[3]

It is also responsible for the care provided by:[2]

Hospitals

Performance

In May 2015 only 88% of patients attending the Boards A&E departments were seen within the four-hour target. This was the worst performance of all the Scottish health boards.[4]

The Health and Social Care Partnership in Ayrshire and Arran established three community wards to manage high-risk patients with heart problems and diabetes in 2016. This reduced emergency hospital admissions by 40% in the first six months of operation.[5]

Nicola McIvor, catering production & services manager, was awarded Caterer of the Year in April 2017 at the annual Hospital Caterers Association awards. The production and services department won the Staff, Health and Wellbeing award.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us". www.nhsaaa.net. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Introducing NHS Ayrshire & Arran". NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Key facts about NHS Ayrshire & Arran". NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "NHS Lanarkshire statistics reveal hundreds wait more than eight hours in A&E". Daily Record. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Health and Social Care Integration in Scotland: One Year On". Care Home UK. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "HCA reveals winners of 2017 awards". The Caterer. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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