Last week, NHS Ayrshire & Arran launched its Anchor/Community Wealth Building (CWB) Strategy to harness its power in helping to improve local economic development.
NHS Ayrshire & Arran, along with its local partners in the Ayrshire Community Wealth Building Commission, which includes us (North), East and South Ayrshire Council, has adopted Community Wealth Building as a key practical approach to economic development. It aims to address some of the challenges posed by post-Covid recovery, health inequalities, child poverty and the climate emergency.
Read more in the news release on the NHS A&A website. If you would like any additional information, please email aa.cwb@aapct.scot.nhs.uk.
Did you know that we were the first Community Wealth Building (CWB) Council in Scotland? The Council website has a dedicated Community Wealth Building webpage with more information on how we are working with local CWB anchor partners to deliver our own Community Wealth Building strategy – visit it here: Community Wealth Building (north-ayrshire.gov.uk)
