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Care at Home Information Days coming soon

12.07.2023

Thinking of a career in adult social care but not sure where to start? Come along to a Care at […]

The winning team at the care home games

Care home residents go for gold at senior games

10.07.2023

Local care home residents became sporting heroes for the day at the East Ayrshire Senior Care Home Games, participating across […]

A child holding up a drawing of a stick figure family

Become a panel member for children and young people

08.07.2023

Are you passionate about the wellbeing of children and young people? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join East Ayrshire […]

Illustration of the backs of two people. One has their arm around the other's shoulder.

Survey aims to tackle stigma

03.07.2023

We have just launched a survey inviting East Ayrshire residents to share their views and/or experiences regarding alcohol and drug […]

Attendees at the 'Music at the Park' concert at Kilmarnock's Park Hotel

Concert raises funds for Alzheimer Scotland

22.06.2023

To highlight Dementia Awareness Week (Monday 29 May – Sunday 4 June) Kilmarnock Dementia Resource Centre invited music lovers to […]

Young people speaking to representatives of East Ayrshire Council, East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership and the Scottish Government at the Hope Hack event.

Hope Hack empowers young people to speak out

22.06.2023

A recent engagement and discussion event encouraged young people in East Ayrshire to voice their opinions on issues that matter […]

School nursing staff who attended the event

School nurses offer support to Ukrainian families

21.06.2023

Our school nursing service recently attended Irvine’s Old Parish Church Halls for an event in support of Ukrainian refugees who […]

Attendees at our outdoor living room in the grounds of East Ayrshire Community Hospital

Staff and patients share what matters to them

19.06.2023

Thank you to everyone who came along to our outdoor living room at East Ayrshire Community Hospital! In partnership with […]

Hope Hack flyer image of a group of young people

Hope Hack invites young people to share their views

22.05.2023

Are you aged 14 – 24? Want to make life better for young people in East Ayrshire? The ‘Hope Hack’ […]

A father and his two children brushing their teeth together

National Smile Month 2023

04.05.2023

Happy National Smile Month! To promote good oral care and a healthy smile at every age, the NHS Ayrshire and […]

Scottish Learning Disability Week 2023 green, pink and yellow banner

Scottish Learning Disability Week

28.04.2023

Scottish Learning Disability Week takes place from Monday 1 – Sunday 7 May with the theme this year of ‘Lead […]

A pharmacist serving an elderly couple

Local pharmacy hours during May bank holiday

27.04.2023

With GP practices being closed on Monday 1, Monday 8 and Monday 29 May, East Ayrshire residents are being urged […]

An external hand rail over outside steps

Self-referral now available for hand rail adaptations

27.04.2023

A new self-referral feature has been launched on the Our East Ayrshire website which will allow residents to apply for hand rails, […]

A young person enjoying a football match at Rugby Park

Partnership working supports match day experience for young people

27.04.2023

Thanks to our partnership with Kilmarnock Football Club and the Killie Community charity, we recently supported a group of young […]

ArtClub? participant Mahdi with his drawing 'A Charcoal Day'.

ArtClub? to host inaugural exhibition

24.04.2023

A group of talented young artists from East Ayrshire are preparing to host their very first exhibition. Led by Promise […]