Question reference: S6W-25321
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 7 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much one psychological therapies appointment costs the NHS.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not collect data on how much a psychological therapies appointment costs the NHS.
Every presentation for psychological treatment represents a unique individual with their own specific needs. Treatment can often involve working with multidisciplinary professions as needed, meaning it is not possible to provide a cost per appointment.
The range of this psychological treatment is described in detail in the Scottish Psychological Therapies Matrix and how this treatment should be delivered is set out in the National Specification for Psychological Therapies and Interventions.