What information it has (a) sought and (b) received from NHS boards regarding how they allocated the (i) first £51.6 million and (ii) secon…

Territorial NHS Boards received additional allocations of £51.6 million in 2017-18 and £50 million in 2018-19 to specifically reduce the number of patients experiencing long waits. This funding was allocated through the NHS Resource Allocation Formula (NRAC). Details of the funding received by each NHS Boards in each year, and an indication of the specialities and services these resources are being targeted at, are set out in the following tables.
Table 1: Additional Funding provided to Territorial Health Boards during 2017-18
NHS Board
NRAC Allocation (£m)
In year top up (£m) 1
Total Allocation (£m)
Specialties/services targeted
Ayrshire & Arran
3.711
3.711
General medicine, medical imaging, ophthalmology
Borders
1.052
1.052
Orthopaedics, general surgery, dermatology
Dumfries & Galloway
1.493
1.493
Orthopaedics, general surgery, urology
Fife
3.402
3.402
Orthopaedics, neurology, radiology
Forth Valley
2.705
2.705
Orthopaedics, general surgery, respiratory
Grampian
4.924
4.924
Ophthalmology, dermatology, ENT
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
11.200
1.300
12.500
Ophthalmology, orthopaedics, ENT
Highland
3.221
3.221
Orthopaedics, ophthalmology, gynaecology
Lanarkshire
6.177
0.323
6.500
Orthopaedics, ophthalmology, general surgery
Lothian
7.378
7.378
Orthopaedics, ophthalmology, dermatology
Orkney
0.240
0.240
Orthopaedics, ophthalmology, dermatology
Shetland
0.244
0.244
Oral surgery, ophthalmology, gynaecology
Tayside
3.923
3.923
General surgery. ophthalmology, orthopaedics
Western Isles
0.330
0.330
General Surgery, orthopaedics
Total
50.000
1.623
51.623
Note 1: additional allocation provided to two Health Boards.
Table 2: Additional Funding provided to Territorial Health Boards during 2018-19
NHS Board
NRAC Allocation (£m)
Specialities/services Targeted
Ayrshire & Arran
3.711
General Surgery, Cardiology
Borders
1.052
General Surgery, Trauma & Orthopaedics
Dumfries & Galloway
1.493
Ophthalmology, Trauma & Orthopaedics, General Surgery
Fife
3.402
Cardiology, General Surgery, ENT
Forth Valley
2.705
Urology, General Surgery, Gastroenterology
Grampian
4.924
Gynaecology, Neurology, Cardiology
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
11.200
General Surgery, Urology, ENT
Highland
3.221
Trauma & Orthopaedics, Surgical
Lanarkshire
6.177
Dermatology, Neurology, Cardiology
Lothian
7.378
Urology, ENT Dermatology
Orkney
0.240
General Surgery, Gynaecology
Shetland
0.244
Endoscopy
Tayside
3.923
General Surgery, Cardiology
Western Isles
0.330
General Surgery, Trauma & Orthopaedics
Total
50.000
I know that many people are waiting too long for appointments and treatment which is why I published the £850 million Waiting Times Improvement Plan in October 2018. The Plan sets out a range of actions to ensure future delivery of waiting time standards and guarantee for patients across Scotland by the Spring of 2021.