Question reference: S6W-12347
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 18 November 2022
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 December 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government (a) what proportion of and (b) how the £600 million of funding set out in the Health and Social Care Winter Resilience Overview will support community nursing and palliative care teams to care for terminally ill people in the community over winter 2022.
Answer
The £600 million funding set out in the Health and Social Care Winter Resilience Overview 2022-23 includes investment of £170 million for multi-disciplinary teams and £124 million to enhance care at home, supporting people to be treated in the community where clinically appropriate.
We have appointed a National Clinical Lead to drive and support the development and delivery of a new Strategy on Palliative and End of Life Care, supported by a small advisory group and a newly established strategy steering group, both of which include representatives of community and specialist palliative care nurses.
Nurses, amongst many multi-disciplinary staff, are crucial to the delivery of palliative and end of life care within the community.