Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S5W-05093 · Session 5

Whether it will provide a breakdown of funding for mental health services in NHS Grampian.

Answered Asked by Peter Chapman Con Lodged 25 Nov 2016

The question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of funding for mental health services in NHS Grampian.

The answer

Answered by Maureen Watt on 9 Dec 2016 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The Scottish Government sets national direction of policy on mental health and provides funding to agencies, including NHS boards and local authorities, to support implementation of policy.
The management of local actions in implementing national policy, and decisions on local spending priorities are the responsibility of relevant local agencies. It is therefore the responsibility of local Integration Authorities, NHS boards and local authorities to work together with their partners and regularly review spending decisions to ensure they deliver fit for purpose services which respond to the needs of their local population.
Funding on mental health promotion, early intervention and appropriate services and treatment for people with mental health problems will continue to be drawn from the overall funds allocated to NHS Scotland and Local Authorities by the Scottish Government.
In addition, direct funding from the Scottish Government to support mental health improvement in NHS Grampian this year is expected to include:
£798,500 to support delivery of the provisions of the Mental Health Act, specialist child and adolescent mental health services, and increase capacity in the specialist child and adolescent mental health psychology workforce.
£427,219 to support NHS Boards to increase capacity to deliver improved access to mental health services and meet the requirements of mental health waiting times standards within the Local Delivery Plan (LDP) Guidance for 2016-17.
£395,259 to support better access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, and to develop innovative approaches to delivering mental health services.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-05093 by reference.