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During oral evidence, it was confirmed by the Scottish Government that no funding has been provided for NES to develop the mental health workforce statistical publication and that this would be considered as part of the 2024/25 budget.
In 2020/21 we received significant additional funding from Scottish Government that funded Covid-19 related to support to businesses and (also communities).
Given the importance of an appropriately skilled workforce to Scotland’s economy, the Committee calls for skills development and workforce planning to be sufficiently funded to enable this vital work to be undertaken at a scale and pace...
There also needs to be clear pathways from cultural prescribing to ensure the benefits are embedded in the long-term. All funding needs to be long-term and flexible, to ensure that the culture sector is able to plan and to offer long-term projects.
• Investing in technology - to support business efficiency and flexibility.
In our letter in August we advised that over the period of May to July we appointed additional auditors and support service staff, committing £1,299k of the £1,500k additional funding.
The Scottish Government should provide funding to the Third Sector for the development of platforms and community services that will allow for free, evidence-based self-help resources to be available to everyone in Scotland.