Question reference: S6W-00836
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 16 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much additional funding it allocated to each NHS board to help prevent drug-related deaths in each year since 2018-19.
Answer
I refer the member the answer to question S6W-00372 on 15 June 2021.
The money we provide to NHS boards is provided to fund drug and alcohol services.
In 2018-2019 Health Boards received £53.8m to support the delivery of alcohol and drug services. In addition –
Health Boards received £17m from Programme for Government allocation.
In 2019-2020 Health Boards received £53.8m to support the delivery of alcohol and drug services. In addition -
Health Boards received £17m from Programme for Government allocation.
In 2020-2021 Health Boards received £53.8m to support the delivery of alcohol and drug services. In addition -
Health Boards received £17m from Programme for Government Allocation.
£3 million in additional funding was made available to Alcohol and Drug Partnerships to support work to reduce drug deaths in Scotland.
Additional funding information will be available on the DDTF website shortly.
We have declared that a national mission is required to tackle drug-related death and have committed additional funding of £50 million per year over the next session of parliament. This is in addition to baseline funding.
Details of funding to NHS Boards can be found here - Alcohol and Drug Partnerships: funding allocations - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
Details of additional funding through Local Improvement Fund can be found here –
Local Improvement Fund: allocations - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
Details of Additional funding for ADPs in 2020/2021 can be found here - Alcohol and drug partnerships: additional funding 2020-2021 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)