£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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