Question reference: S6W-13124
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 12 December 2022
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding payments to GP surgeries through the sustainability fund, what the (a) average, (b) highest and (c) lowest payment was in the (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23 financial year.
Answer
Scottish Government allocates sustainability payments on a per patient basis. Practices with higher list sizes will receive a proportionally larger sum than smaller practices.
2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | |
Highest | £93,652 | £69,342 |
Lowest | £3,011 | £1,691 |
Average | £16,199 | £10,823 |