Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Background
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee undertook budget scrutiny for 2023-24.
Over the course of this inquiry, we looked to understand:
- whether the spending increases proposed in the Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review will meet the challenges facing health and social care over the next four years
- how the Scottish Government can use its resources to ensure NHS Scotland meets its ambitions “to become a service which is both environmentally and socially sustainable”
- how the Scottish Government has acted regarding preventative care and how should it address the challenge of investing in preventative care while maintaining existing services
- how the health and social care budget can be prioritised to meet National Performance Framework targets, Local Delivery Plan standards and the 'National health and wellbeing outcomes'
Oral Evidence
10 January 2023
The Committee took evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.