Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether funding to address delayed discharge will be ringfenced in its draft Budget 2025-26, and, if so, what the total amount is that is being ringfenced.
S6W-32147 · Written Question · lodged by Baillie, Jackie
Lodged on
11 Dec 2024Heard / answered on
30 Dec 2024To ask the Scottish Government whether funding to address delayed discharge will be ringfenced in its draft Budget 2025-26, and, if so, what the total amount is that is being ringfenced.
The answer
The 2025-26 Budget provides almost £2.2 billion for social care and integration – including £200 million to reduce waiting lists, help support reduction of delayed discharge and increase capacity– expanding the hospital and home programme to ensure no one waits more than 12 months for a new outpatient appointment or day case treatment by March 2026.£100 million of this is going on planned care (waiting times) and the remainder is going on a package of improvement and support to improve flow and increase capacity in NHS acute settings.
Answered by Neil Gray on 30 Dec 2024.