SNP Budget give NHS Dumfries and Galloway £7.8 million funding boost

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A funding boost delivered by the Scottish Government for Dumfries and Galloway will support frontline health care and help meet new demands across the region, Joan McAlpine has said.

 

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is set to receive an extra £7.8 million compared to last year – taking the total investment from the SNP Scottish Government for the year ahead to £289 million.

 

The commitment is part of a funding increase of over £400 million across Scotland – and NHS staff are also set to benefit from the ending of the public sector pay cap, boosting wages for hard working nurses, doctors, cleaners and clerical staff throughout the NHS.

 

The budget also sees over £1.8 million going direct to schools across the region to tackle the attainment gap, and £10 million for the creation of a new enterprise agency for the South of Scotland to drive inclusive growth.  The budget also commits to undertake a review of transport in the region.  

 

Commenting, Ms McAlpine said:

 

“The SNP in Government continues to deliver for our NHS in Dumfries and Galloway

 

“The extra funding will ensure that Scotland continues to have the best performing NHS across the UK – with lower waiting times and higher patient satisfaction.

  

“And this SNP Scottish Government budget also delivers a pay rise for workers in our NHS – the only part of the UK to make such a commitment, proving that when it comes to supporting workers in our NHS, only the SNP can be trusted.”

 

Notes:

 

NHS Funding Allocations:

NHS Frontline Boards

Total Extra Spend 2018-19 (Revenue + Capital uplift) £m

Total 2018-19 Allocation £m

Ayrshire & Arran

19.9

694.9

Borders

5.4

200.6

Dumfries and Galloway

7.8

289.1

Fife

19.5

636.6

Forth Valley

16.4

506.8

Grampian

31.3

920.6

Greater Glasgow and Clyde

69.2

2154.5

Highland

18.6

604.3

Lanarkshire

33.1

1156.1

Lothian

52.5

1384.3

Orkney

1.7

47.7

Shetland

1.7

48.7

Tayside

23.2

734.8

Western Isles

2.3

73

Source: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx?SearchType=Advance&ReferenceNumbers=S5W-14783&ResultsPerPage=10