Question reference: S6W-07610
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 25 March 2022
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 April 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the current level of government health spending per person in Scotland, and how this compares with (a) England and (b) Wales.
Answer
Per person, frontline health spending in Scotland is £111 (3.6%) higher than in England and £146 (4.8%) higher than in Wales.
Proportionately, that’s over £600 million more spending on frontline health services in Scotland compared to England, and almost £800 million more compared to Wales; this would be equivalent to over 14,000 and 18,000 nurses, respectively