EXTRA FUNDING TO HELP NHS FIFE RESPOND TO PANDEMIC
Published date : 02 Oct 2020
SNP GOVERNMENT INVESTING £1.1 BILLION ACROSS SCOTLAND’S HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECTOR
Health and social care services in Fife are to receive an additional £38,965,000 from the SNP Government to support the local response to the Coronavirus pandemic and prepare for winter.
The extra funding has been allocated to help local services meet COVID-19 related costs such as additional staffing or sickness expenditure, enhanced infection prevention and control measures, and the purchase of PPE.
Welcoming the news, SNP MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes Jenny Gilruth said:
“Coronavirus is the single greatest public health crisis of our lifetimes, and in recent months our health and social care sector has been there to protect us.
“As we approach winter, the SNP Government is taking action to ensure local services have the capacity to deal with Coronavirus and the wider pressures of the colder seasons.
“From consultants to cleaners, carers to nurses, hospital porters to delivery drivers; thousands of people across Fife have been working tirelessly in our health service to keep us safe and overcome the challenges of this pandemic.
“As your local MSP, I want to send every one of you my sincere thanks. While this is a tough time for all of us, let’s not forget that by continuing to work together, we will beat this virus.”
ENDS
Notes:
Details of allocations for NHS Boards and Integration Authorities are set out in the following table:
Health Board
HSCP
Total
£000s
£000s
£000s
NHS Ayrshire & Arran
22,435
16,425
38,860
NHS Borders
8,336
3,070
11,406
NHS Dumfries & Galloway
11,101
7,644
18,745
NHS Fife
22,540
16,424
38,965
NHS Forth Valley
16,093
13,499
29,592
NHS Grampian
36,389
20,148
56,537
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
102,436
67,272
169,708
NHS Highland
23,985
15,450
39,435
NHS Lanarkshire
40,018
32,500
72,518
NHS Lothian
60,094
29,359
89,452
NHS Orkney
2,554
1,160
3,714
NHS Shetland
3,135
799
3,934
NHS Tayside
31,809
20,601
52,410
NHS Western Isles
2,583
902
3,485
NHS National Services Scotland
397,008
–
397,008
NHS Education Scotland
8,970
–
8,970
NHS 24
14,201
–
14,201
Scottish Ambulance Service
18,330
–
18,330
Golden Jubilee
9,103
–
9,103
State Hospital
1,602
–
1,602
Public Health Scotland
11,227
–
11,227
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
622
–
622
Total
844,571
245,254
1,089,826
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