Made foundation 2004 (2004) Population 400,000 Hospitals Ayr | Headquarters Ayr Type NHS board | |
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Region served East Ayrshire
North Ayrshire
South Ayrshire | ||
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.
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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).
Services
The health board has almost 6,000 staff working in their hospitals, and almost 2,500 staff working in the community.
It is also responsible for the care provided by:
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.
References
NHS Ayrshire and Arran Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA