Local Health & Support

Caring for Ayrshire is an exciting and ambitious programme that will transform health and care services across Ayrshire and Arran. More people are living into old age, and whilst this is good news, we need to make sure that people lead not just longer lives, but longer, healthier lives. Our health and care services need to evolve to make sure we can look after more people and in better ways.

Welcome to the North Ayrshire Child Protection Committee website. This website provides information for the public, children and young people and professionals. Information includes what to do if you are concerned about a child, links to various websites and helpful contact numbers and guidance for professionals working within North Ayrshire.

Welcome to Care & Support North Ayrshire (CareNA) Website CareNA connects people using services in North Ayrshire with service providers. The site gives you information and contact details for providers that deliver services, activities and support across North Ayrshire. All the providers on CareNA have been encouraged to include their quality standards and ratings wherever possible. This is to ensure they are meeting the standards required to provide you with the quality you deserve.

Here at Dumfries House we are running programmes, which focus on conditions where we can support individuals to look at ways which can help them manage their condition. With the current Pandemic we are running the programmes via Zoom successfully and have adapted the programmes to reflect what is possible through this medium. Each programmes is group based and run for 2 hours once per week.

North Ayrshire Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service (NADARS) offers confidential support and advice to anyone affected by drug and alcohol addiction.

Active North Ayrshire (ANA) is our local physical activity on referral programme in North Ayrshire. You can be referred to the programme by your GP or health professional and we will support you to become more active with activities and physical activity that are fun and enjoyable. Whether you are recovering from a heart attack or stroke, have a lifelong condition or simply need additional support to lose weight we have activities and classes suitable for everyone.

The Corner Is A Young Person’s Health And Information Service Based In Dundee City Centre. The Corner offers a wide range of Health & Information services through our city centre Drop-in and outreach work. Services are all free, informal and confidential. Services are for those aged 11-19 years (up to 25yrs for those in crisis).

It’s good to be prepared for emergencies that can happen at any time, such as severe weather, floods and loss of power. The Scottish Government has a Ready Scotland website that provides a wealth of information about preparing for and dealing with emergencies

HealthandCare.scot is an editorially independent news and information channel for Scotland’s health and social care sector. A reliable place to get objective coverage of the work of health and care services, we provide a single platform for reporting on what’s happening, sharing ideas and providing information about the organisations and people delivering health and care across Scotland.

We Are With You provides free, confidential support to people who have issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. We work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether.

Crossroads Caring Scotland is one of the country's leading voluntary sector providers of support for carers and their families. Established as a charity in Scotland in 1978, we provide support services across Scotland, helping people to live independently at home.