Share your views on health and social care budget

North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (NAHSCP) recently ran a six-week consultation to gather the thoughts of residents, community groups, staff, and partner organisations on their priorities around how NAHSCP delivers social care services within budget.

We are facing significant financial pressures, with demand for services continuing to rise at an unprecedented rate. With the cost of providing these services also increasing – and funding not keeping pace with these additional challenges – we are facing a forecast budget deficit of around £14m in 2026-27.

As a follow-up to our previous consultation, we are now inviting staff, residents and partners to take part in a short survey, where you can share your views on a number of proposed changes to social care services. These combined changes are significant and may impact the care people are offered now and in the future.

The proposals in relation to social care services are:

• Changing Eligibility – Support Only for People at Critical Risk
• Best Value Care Funding Framework
• Prioritising Personal Care

More detailed information on the proposals, as well as how residents can access support to complete the survey if required, can be found on the NAHSCP website.

The survey asks for your views on each proposal, as well as suggestions on how we might lessen the impact of these. You can take part in the survey online until Wednesday 25 February.

We will be sharing a series of posts advertising the survey on the NAHSCP Facebook and X pages throughout the consultation period. Please keep an eye out for these and share to your own service’s social media accounts where appropriate.

We’d also appreciate any assistance you could provide in sharing the link to the survey with service users and through your networks.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you in advance for your feedback. Your views will be invaluable as we work towards ensuring support remains available for our most vulnerable residents.

Published February 16, 2026