£3.4 MILLION FUNDING FOR FIFE SOCIAL CARE COVID COSTS

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£3.4 MILLION FUNDING FOR FIFE SOCIAL CARE COVID COSTS

Published date : 15 May 2020

Mid Fife and Glenrothes MSP, Jenny Gilruth, has welcomed an initial £3.4 million funding to help the social care sector in Fife deal with the financial implications of coronavirus.

The funding was confirmed by the Scottish Government as part of a £50 million package for the sector across the country.

The funding will help address immediate challenges faced in the social care sector and support ongoing provision of social care.

Health and Social Care Partnerships across Scotland have all put in place mobilisation plans to ensure the health and social care system is as well placed as possible to address the Covid-19 pandemic.

Commenting, Jenny Gilruth MSP said:

“The social care sector is at the frontline of the current pandemic and will inevitably face additional costs.

“This funding demonstrates the Scottish Government’s commitment to social care – and will ensure that any increasing need for social care as a result of the pandemic is met.

“I’m sure I speak on behalf of everyone in Mid Fife and Glenrothes when I share my gratitude towards those working in social care, and all of our frontline key workers, who are doing vital work in the most difficult of circumstances.”

The Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Health, Jeane Freeman, said:

“We know the social care sector is at the frontline of the current pandemic and the Scottish Government has been undertaking a detailed review of additional costs incurred by the sector.

“This funding is part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to support resilience in social care provision and ensure that any increasing need for social care as a result of the pandemic is met.

“I hope this will reassure the social care sector that additional costs related to COVID-19 will be provided and we will continue to work closely with COSLA and NHS Boards to ensure they have the resources needed throughout this pandemic.”

ENDS

Background

Health & Social Care Partnership

Share of funding (£m)

Aberdeen City HSCP

1.856

Aberdeenshire HSCP

2.266

Angus HSCP

1.080

Argyll and Bute HSCP

0.903

Clackmannanshire and Stirling HSCP

1.312

Dumfries and Galloway HSCP

1.484

Dundee City HSCP

1.429

East Ayrshire HSCP

1.176

East Dunbartonshire HSCP

0.977

East Lothian HSCP

0.947

East Renfrewshire HSCP

0.886

Edinburgh HSCP

4.056

Falkirk HSCP

1.444

Fife HSCP

3.413

Glasgow City HSCP

5.815

Highland HSCP

2.338

Inverclyde HSCP

0.785

Midlothian HSCP

0.820

Moray HSCP

0.860

North Ayrshire HSCP

1.339

North Lanarkshire HSCP

3.191

Orkney Islands HSCP

0.277

Perth and Kinross HSCP

1.373

Renfrewshire HSCP

1.667

Scottish Borders HSCP

1.078

Shetland Islands HSCP

0.298

South Ayrshire HSCP

1.090

South Lanarkshire HSCP

2.976

West Dunbartonshire HSCP

0.898

West Lothian HSCP

1.629

Western Isles HSCP

0.337

50.000

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