Health secretary sees care partnership work
Health secretary Jeane Freeman visited Cumnock last week to learn about the work that the council is carrying out in support of health and social care.
The Cabinet Secretary was given a tour of Rothesay House where she met staff delivering the council’s nationally acclaimed and award-winning Adult Front Door Service which has been improving outcomes for people and reducing demand on services.
Ms Freeman, the MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, said: “This transformation in East Ayrshire is an excellent example of local health and social care partnerships working together with communities to rethink traditional care and grow support in their area.
“Shaping services with the people who use them is key to providing a high standard of care and as we announced earlier this month in our Programme for Government, we are undertaking a range of measures to ensure people get access to the right support, in the right place, at the right time, across Scotland.”
Council leader Douglas Reid, chief executive Fiona Lees and Eddie Fraser, director of East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership told the Cabinet Secretary about progress in other areas of health and social care.
Since April 2006, the council has achieved zero hospital delayed discharges and is supporting people in a more homely setting.