Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the £100 million of funding that has been allocated in its draft Budget 2025-26 under the budget line Reform and Improvement
S6W-32146 · Written Question · lodged by Baillie, Jackie
Lodged on
11 Dec 2024Heard / answered on
19 Dec 2024To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the £100 million of funding that has been allocated in its draft Budget 2025-26 under the budget line Reform and Improvement Measures.
The answer
To address delayed discharge and reduce waiting lists, £200 million has been allocated in the 2025-26 Budget. Funding will be targeted at specialties with long waits to ensure that by March 2026, no patient will wait longer than 12 months for a new outpatient appointment or inpatient / day case treatment.The ‘Improving Outcomes and Reform’ funding includes the following budgets: Access Support, Waiting Times Improvement Plan, Board Recovery (including NTC) National Treatment Centres, Modernising Patient Pathways (CfSD),Winter Funding, Urgent Care, Unscheduled Care, Detect Cancer Early (including new Manifesto commitment), Cancer Policy, Cancer Recovery Plan, Trauma Networks and Waiting Times.
Answered by Neil Gray on 19 Dec 2024.