Question reference: S6W-02872
- Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 9 September 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 October 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01792 by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021, what proportion of the NHS budget is spent specifically on general practice.
Answer
Further to the answer to question S6W-01792, the Scottish Government invests £862 million in general medical services, and a further £250 million in support of general practice through the Primary Care Fund.
Specific details of actual expenditure would require to be requested directly from individual NHS Boards .