Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what NHS Grampian's (a) (i) NHS Scotland Resource Allocation Committee (NRAC) formula target and (ii) actual funding allocation and (b) distance from NRAC parity has been in each year since 2016-17.
The Scottish Budget provides additional funding of £730 million for frontline NHS Boards in 2023-24 and continues to ensure that no Board is further than 0.6% from its target funding allocation.
In 2023-24, NHS Grampian will receive additional investment of £57.7 million, and this will take the Board’s overall funding in excess of £1.1 billion for the fourth consecutive year. Since 2015-16, NHS Grampian has received additional funding of £56.2 million specifically to support the Board's movement towards NRAC parity.