Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much NHS funding has been spent on communication equipment to deliver augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) support in each financial year since the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) Scotland Act 2016 came into force, broken down by NHS board.
Since 2018, NHS boards across Scotland have had a legislative duty to provide children and adults who have lost their voice or have difficulty speaking with communication equipment and support, necessary to meet their requirements.
As such, this information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government as it is for local NHS Boards to determine the levels of funding required for services providing Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), based on local priorities and clinical needs.