NHS Ayrshire and Arran
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | |
|---|---|
| Bòrd SSN Siorrachd Inbhir Àir agus Eilean Arainn | |
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| Made foundation | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Ayr |
| Region served | |
| Population | 400,000 |
| Type | NHS board |
| Hospitals | Ayr |
| Chief Exec | John G. Burns[1] |
| Website |
www |
NHS Ayrshire and Arran (Irish: 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]
- 300 general practitioners and their teams at 90 sites
- 90 community pharmacies
- 160 dentists at more than 70 sites
- 60 ophthalmic practices
Hospitals
- List of hospitals in Scotland (NHS Ayrshire and Arran section)
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]
References
- ↑ "Contact Us". www.nhsaaa.net. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- 1 2 "Introducing NHS Ayrshire & Arran". NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ "Key facts about NHS Ayrshire & Arran". NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "NHS Lanarkshire statistics reveal hundreds wait more than eight hours in A&E". Daily Record. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
External links
- NHS Ayrshire and Arran official website
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