Question reference: S6W-18360
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 30 May 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 June 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on NHS Pharmacy First Scotland, broken down by the specific purpose.
Answer
Current funding of £30.8 million is allocated for NHS Pharmacy First Scotland. This includes £10 million of new funding which was invested between 2020-21 and 2022-23.
This funding provides a monthly base payment to every pharmacy for provision of the service as well as activity payments for specific interventions. These pharmaceutical care interventions are Advice, Referral or Treatment.