How much will be spent on providing NHSiS nursing care to residents of private nursing homes in each of the next three years and how many N…

Answered Asked by Alex Neil SNP Lodged 22 Nov 2000

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much will be spent on providing NHSiS nursing care to residents of private nursing homes in each of the next three years and how many NHSiS beds will become available as a result.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 5 Mar 2001 · 103 days after it was lodged, 89 days after it was due

Of the 20,000 persons in nursing homes currently, 4,300 fund their own care, the remainder being funded by local authorities and DSS. As announced on 5 October, the NHSiS will be responsible for funding the nursing care of all residents of nursing homes. The estimated cost of funding the nursing care of all residents of nursing homes will be £100 million per annum. Of that, £75 million will represent transfers of responsibility and resources. It is not practical to estimate how these figures might change over the next three years nor how many NHSiS beds if any will become available as a result.

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