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Locality planning
Locality planning in East Ayrshire; where health and social care planning and community engagement come together.
Locality planning has two main functions:
to tackle inequalities
to enable communities to participate in decision making at a neighbourhood level to plan and deliver better services to improve local health and wellbeing
Our locality planning groups are based on the three East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership boundaries:
Northern locality planning groups: Annick and Irvine Valley
Kilmarnock locality planning groups: including Crosshouse and Hurlford
Southern locality planning groups: Ballochmyle, Cumnock and New Cumnock, and Doon Valley
The groups meet on a quarterly basis to gather the views of local people for services within their locality area. Each group develops and publishes a locality plan alongside Locality Planning Groups that sets out the priorities, needs and assets of the communities within the locality and the actions to be taken forward.
How to get involved
In East Ayrshire, we're passionate about hearing the views of the people accessing our services. One of the ways in which we do this is by hosting local conversations.
Local Conversations are annual community discussion events open to all East Ayrshire residents who want to have their say and help improve local health and social care services.
Local Conversations give you an opportunity to tell us what you think. Good or bad, we want to hear your feedback and use it to shape the future.
During each Local Conversation event there will be market stalls providing practical, on the spot resources and advice, interactive workshops and updates from our services.
These events are a great chance to make your voice heard while also meeting new people and groups in your community and hearing the views of others who live and work in East Ayrshire.
This time we are holding three Local Conversations in October 2025, held in each locality area across East Ayrshire. You can come to any of these events, not just the one in your own locality area.
As well as inviting you to have your say on health and social care services, we’ll also be focusing on updating you on the new locality planning arrangements.
Locality planning
Locality planning in East Ayrshire; where health and social care planning and community engagement come together.
Locality planning has two main functions:
to tackle inequalities
to enable communities to participate in decision making at a neighbourhood level to plan and deliver better services to improve local health and wellbeing
Our locality planning groups are based on the three East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership boundaries:
Northern locality planning groups: Annick and Irvine Valley
Kilmarnock locality planning groups: including Crosshouse and Hurlford
Southern locality planning groups: Ballochmyle, Cumnock and New Cumnock, and Doon Valley
The groups meet on a quarterly basis to gather the views of local people for services within their locality area. Each group develops and publishes a locality plan alongside Locality Planning Groups that sets out the priorities, needs and assets of the communities within the locality and the actions to be taken forward.
How to get involved
In East Ayrshire, we're passionate about hearing the views of the people accessing our services. One of the ways in which we do this is by hosting local conversations.
Local Conversations are annual community discussion events open to all East Ayrshire residents who want to have their say and help improve local health and social care services.
Local Conversations give you an opportunity to tell us what you think. Good or bad, we want to hear your feedback and use it to shape the future.
During each Local Conversation event there will be market stalls providing practical, on the spot resources and advice, interactive workshops and updates from our services.
These events are a great chance to make your voice heard while also meeting new people and groups in your community and hearing the views of others who live and work in East Ayrshire.
This time we are holding three Local Conversations in October 2025, held in each locality area across East Ayrshire. You can come to any of these events, not just the one in your own locality area.
As well as inviting you to have your say on health and social care services, we’ll also be focusing on updating you on the new locality planning arrangements.
Apologies, these events have been cancelled. If you wish further information please contact Lorna McIlreavy, Partnership Engagement Officer on Lorna.McIlreavy@east-ayrshire.gov.uk or 07826 914 538.
Share your views and help us shape health and social care services in East Ayrshire.
Our local conversations are back! We're excited to get back together and explore our locality planning arrangements. We can't wait to see you!
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We're holding three events in October 2025, one in each locality area across East Ayrshire.
We’d love to see you at a Local Conversation near you.
More information
If you need any assistance to be able to come along to these events, would like to register via the phone or have any questions, please contact Lorna McILreavy, Partnership Engagement Officer on 07826 914638.
Please also contact Lorna if you would like to display posters or share flyers promoting the events.
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Please share this information with others that you think might like to attend and on social media accounts.
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