Question reference: S6W-16005
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 17 March 2023
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it allocated from the Young Patients Family Fund to each NHS board in 2022-23, and what its proposed allocations are for 2023-24.
Answer
In 2022-23 the Scottish Government has provided £2,259,987 to NHS Boards as set out in the following table.
Health board | Allocated funding |
NHS Ayrshire & Arran | 51,173 |
NHS Borders | 3,396 |
NHS Dumfries & Galloway | 23,671 |
NHS Fife | 62,140 |
NHS Forth Valley | 69,699 |
NHS Grampian | 134,755 |
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 1,064,440 |
NHS Highland | 42,975 |
NHS Lanarkshire | 80,820 |
NHS Lothian | 434,077 |
NHS Orkney | 23,672 |
NHS Shetland | 63,172 |
NHS Tayside | 205,997 |
NHS Western Isles | 0 |
The Young Patients Family Fund is a demand-led budget, and as with previous years, the Scottish Government will provide allocations to NHS Boards in 2023-24 based on amounts claimed, subject to relevant checks.