Question reference: S5W-27657
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 28 February 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 9 March 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the NHS spending proposals in the Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill, whether NHS Grampian will receive its full share of NRAC allocated funding in (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23.
Answer
The Scottish Budget provides additional funding of £454 million for frontline NHS Boards in 2020-21 and continues to ensure that no Board is further than 0.8% from its target funding allocation.
In 2020-21, NHS Grampian will receive additional investment of £29.5 million, and this will take the Board’s overall funding in excess of £1 billion for the first time. Since 2015-16, NHS Grampian has received additional funding of £56 million specifically to support the Board’s movement towards NRAC parity.
Due to insufficient clarity from the UK Government and delays in its plans to undertake a multi-year Spending Review, the Scottish Government has not yet set out spending plans beyond 2020-21.