Question reference: S4W-29515
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 27 January 2016
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Current status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 8 February 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-25576 by Alasdair Allan on 29 May 2015, what extra resources it has allocated to match the increase in the number of children diagnosed with a speech and language disorder.
Answer
While the government provides the policies, frameworks and resources for high quality health care in Scotland, it is for each NHS board to decide how best to deliver these services to meet the needs of the population. This includes how best to utilise funding and staff, taking account of national and local priorities, to meet local needs.
From 2006-07 to 2016-17, the annual health resource budget has increased by over £3.3 billion, or 36.8% (£1.23 billion in real terms, 11.3%).