How many nurses have been recruited under the Specialist Nursing and Care Fund to improve access to specialist nursing support.

Answered Asked by Miles Briggs Con Lodged 2 Jul 2019

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many nurses have been recruited under the Specialist Nursing and Care Fund to improve access to specialist nursing support.

The answer

Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 Jul 2019 · 24 days after it was lodged, on time

Since 2015, the Scottish Government has provided additional financial support to NHS Boards of over £2.4 million to enhance clinical nurse specialist provision and care. The report on the specialist nursing and care fund, published in September 2017, outlines the additional clinical nurse specialist capacity in NHS Boards resulting from the funding that they received. The report can be accessed here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/report-specialist-nursing-care-fund/ .
Reports from NHS Boards in May 2017 showed that specialist nursing capacity had been enhanced through this additional investment alone by 31.35 whole time equivalents.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-24180 by reference.