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Question reference: S6W-26670

  • Date lodged: 11 April 2024
  • Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 25 April 2024

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to each NHS board in each of the last three years to support an increase in the provision of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors.


Answer

In the last three years, the Scottish Government has invested £19.6 million of additional funding specifically to increase the provision of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors. This funding consisted of £5.1 million in 2020 to 2021 and £14.5 million in 2021 to 2022. It was allocated based on the percentage of patients with Type 1 diabetes within each given NHS Board area relative to the Scottish population. This data was taken from the Scottish Diabetes Survey 2020, which can be found here: https://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Diabetes-Scottish-Diabetes-Survey-2020.pdf .

The £5.1 million of additional funding in 2020 to 2021 was allocated as per the breakdown below:

Health Board

Total funding

NHS Ayrshire & Arran

£308,700

NHS Borders

£91,325

NHS Dumfries & Galloway

£123,625

NHS Fife

£293,550

NHS Forth Valley

£252,725

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

£872,025

NHS Grampian

£461,050

NHS Highland

£279,975

NHS Lanarkshire

£581,100

NHS Lothian

£663,275

NHS Orkney

£17,150

NHS Shetland

£19,675

NHS Tayside

£298,600

NHS Western Isles

£24,725

Total excluding VAT

£4,287,500

Total including VAT

£5,145,000

The £14.5 million of additional funding in 2021 to 2022 was allocated as per breakdown below:

Health Board

Total funding

NHS Ayrshire & Arran

£824,253

NHS Borders

£269,404

NHS Dumfries & Galloway

£371,118

NHS Fife

£832,513

NHS Forth Valley

£719,165

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

£2,478,769

NHS Grampian

£1,327,914

NHS Highland

£808,477

NHS Lanarkshire

£1,669,927

NHS Lothian

£1,886,890

NHS Orkney

£46,940

NHS Shetland

£49,008

NHS Tayside

£849,048

NHS Western Isles

£66,577

Total excluding VAT

£12,200,000

Total including VAT

£14,640,000

It is important to note that this funding was in addition to and not a replacement for local budgets. As you will be aware, the Scottish Government provides baseline funding to NHS Boards, and it is for individual Boards to determine how best to utilise this funding to meet the needs and priorities of their local populations. This includes ensuring those with Type 1 diabetes have access to the most appropriate treatment and care, including diabetes technologies.