Health and Social Care in Aberdeenshire

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Help us to shape our next budget and develop our next strategic plan.

Over the coming weeks our teams will be out and about across Aberdeenshire to speak to people about how we continue to deliver community health & social care services in the face of increasing need and smaller budgets.

Every Health & Social Care Partnership must create a Plan which sets out how it will provide services, within budget, and meeting the needs of the population that it serves.

In preparing for our next Plan, we have completed a Needs Assessment which helps us to understand the health and social care needs of people living in Aberdeenshire.

So, here's what we know:

  • 23% increase in the number of people aged 65+ living in Aberdeenshire compared to 19.3% nationally.

  • 42.6% increase in the number of households with someone aged 75 years and older.

  • The number of households within Aberdeenshire is expected to increase at a faster rate than across Scotland.

  • Healthy life expectancy (the number of years we live without serious illness or disability) in Aberdeenshire remains above the national average. However, the trend is going down meaning we are becoming sicker earlier.

  • As we age, we tend to have more complex health needs. Many people will have 2 or more medical conditions requiring more support and care.

  • Poor Mental Health is the 5th leading cause for ill health and the 3rd highest long-term health condition. In fact, 17.5% of the Aberdeenshire population is prescribed medication for mental ill health.

  • If you live in an area of high deprivation your healthy life expectancy will be 10-15 years shorter than that of your neighbour in a wealthier area.


In summary, our needs assessment shows that our next Plan must take account of an ageing population and the increasing demand that this places on health and social care services. We must also take into account the fact that living in an area of high deprivation also impacts on the need for the services which we deliver.

Like other public sector organisations across Scotland, we are faced with significant financial challenges which means that how we deliver our services will need to change.

We understand that the decisions we make may have impacts for individuals and families, including those with a caring role. The Partnership recognises and values the support provided by unpaid carers and will ensure that all impacts are considered as part of our decision-making process.


Your Views - Face to face sessions or Survey

You can provide feedback either at our face-to-face sessions running throughout Aberdeenshire in September and October 2024 (see dates in the right hand menu) or through our survey.

The survey (available below) will now be open until 8th November 2024. It will also be available in paper copy.
If other formats of the survey are required, please get in touch with us by email at AberdeenshireHSCP@aberdeenshire.gov.uk


If you would prefer to complete a paper copy, please download and print off our standard version of the survey, or alternatively there is an easy read version which you can complete. If you are completing the easy read version of the survey, please also print and complete the About You section.


A facilitation / information pack is also available if groups would like to have a discussion and feedback on as many or as few questions as they would like. Please find the pack here.


Completed paper surveys can be sent to:

Erin Wood, Strategy & Business Services
Health & Social Care Partnership
Aberdeenshire Council - Room 41
Gordon House
Blackhall Road
Inverurie, AB51 3WA


Help us to shape our next budget and develop our next strategic plan.

Over the coming weeks our teams will be out and about across Aberdeenshire to speak to people about how we continue to deliver community health & social care services in the face of increasing need and smaller budgets.

Every Health & Social Care Partnership must create a Plan which sets out how it will provide services, within budget, and meeting the needs of the population that it serves.

In preparing for our next Plan, we have completed a Needs Assessment which helps us to understand the health and social care needs of people living in Aberdeenshire.

So, here's what we know:

  • 23% increase in the number of people aged 65+ living in Aberdeenshire compared to 19.3% nationally.

  • 42.6% increase in the number of households with someone aged 75 years and older.

  • The number of households within Aberdeenshire is expected to increase at a faster rate than across Scotland.

  • Healthy life expectancy (the number of years we live without serious illness or disability) in Aberdeenshire remains above the national average. However, the trend is going down meaning we are becoming sicker earlier.

  • As we age, we tend to have more complex health needs. Many people will have 2 or more medical conditions requiring more support and care.

  • Poor Mental Health is the 5th leading cause for ill health and the 3rd highest long-term health condition. In fact, 17.5% of the Aberdeenshire population is prescribed medication for mental ill health.

  • If you live in an area of high deprivation your healthy life expectancy will be 10-15 years shorter than that of your neighbour in a wealthier area.


In summary, our needs assessment shows that our next Plan must take account of an ageing population and the increasing demand that this places on health and social care services. We must also take into account the fact that living in an area of high deprivation also impacts on the need for the services which we deliver.

Like other public sector organisations across Scotland, we are faced with significant financial challenges which means that how we deliver our services will need to change.

We understand that the decisions we make may have impacts for individuals and families, including those with a caring role. The Partnership recognises and values the support provided by unpaid carers and will ensure that all impacts are considered as part of our decision-making process.


Your Views - Face to face sessions or Survey

You can provide feedback either at our face-to-face sessions running throughout Aberdeenshire in September and October 2024 (see dates in the right hand menu) or through our survey.

The survey (available below) will now be open until 8th November 2024. It will also be available in paper copy.
If other formats of the survey are required, please get in touch with us by email at AberdeenshireHSCP@aberdeenshire.gov.uk


If you would prefer to complete a paper copy, please download and print off our standard version of the survey, or alternatively there is an easy read version which you can complete. If you are completing the easy read version of the survey, please also print and complete the About You section.


A facilitation / information pack is also available if groups would like to have a discussion and feedback on as many or as few questions as they would like. Please find the pack here.


Completed paper surveys can be sent to:

Erin Wood, Strategy & Business Services
Health & Social Care Partnership
Aberdeenshire Council - Room 41
Gordon House
Blackhall Road
Inverurie, AB51 3WA


  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Health and Social Care in Aberdeenshire

    The following questions have been designed to inform the development of:

    • our strategic plan 2025 onwards
    • our workforce plan (having the right number and right skill mix of staff to support the delivery of services)
    • our budget setting process (ensuring that our services can be delivered with the money we have available) 
    • our new equality outcomes
    • our digital strategy


    You will be given the option to choose the sections that you would like to answer, but we would appreciate that you consider providing your views for all sections, as your feedback is important for each of the above areas of work.

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