Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding was allocated to the oral health improvement programme, Childsmile, in each financial year from 2018-19 to 2022-23.
Funding provided to NHS Boards for Childsmile programme delivery is set out in the following table.
In addition to direct programme allocations, funding is provided to NHS Boards through the annual Outcomes Framework allocation to deliver a range of core services, including for Childsmile. The total value of this allocation for each financial year is also set out in the following table:
Year | Programme Allocation (£m) | Total Outcomes Framework (£m) |
2018-19 | 2.0 | 66.2 |
2019-20 | 2.3 | 75.7 |
2020-21 | 2.2 | 71.9 |
2021-22 | 1.4 | 74.1 |
2022-23 | 2.4 | 74.1 |