Question reference: S5W-35939
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 10 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 5 May 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the extra £896 million allocated to the health portfolio in its budget, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answer
Additional funding of £1.08 billion has been announced for health and care for 2021-22, to support the response to the pandemic, with £120 million allocated to ensure the delivery of our Mental Health Transition and Recovery Plan and £60 million invested in waiting times recovery.
Remaining funds will be aligned to need and spending profiles as these crystallise over the course of the year, to ensure the required funding for major programmes of work such as PPE, Test and Protect and vaccinations, and for our frontline services in their response to the pandemic. This will be informed by remobilisation plans and spending assessments for 2021-22 that are currently being developed by Boards and Integration Authorities, to ensure that the required Covid funding is allocated to support local plans and needs.