In 2000-01 health boards were allocated non-recurring spend of £19 million which included funds for delayed discharge. This consisted of £10 million announced in February 2001 to address the delayed discharge problem and help reduce shortcomings in the provision of audiology aids, prosthetics and wheelchairs and £9 million released to health boards specifically for delayed discharge, as part of a £60 million allocation for improvements to patient services in Scotland.