Quality and Improvement section of the NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care budget: FOI release

Information requested

1. A description of what the ‘Quality and Improvement’ section of the NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care budget is for.

2. A breakdown of what the ‘Quality and Improvement’ section of the NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care budget is spent on generally.

3. A breakdown of what the ‘Quality and Improvement’ section of how the NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care budget was spent in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 financial years, and how it is planned to be spent in the 2024-25 financial year.

Response

1. The divisional budget allocation for Healthcare Quality and Improvement (HQI) supports a mix of policy and operational activity. HQI’s work is central to ensuring every person in Scotland receives the best possible healthcare for them, with a focus on safe, effective and person-centred care delivered at the right time and in the right place for them. The Division is made up of the following Units:

• Older People’s Health and Palliative Care
• Cancer and Rehabilitation Policy
• Safety, Openness and Learning
• Clinical Priorities
• Diagnostics, Genomics, Rare Disease and Participation

2. and 3. The response below covers requests 2. and 3.

The level 4 tables/data which accompany the Scottish Budget provide a breakdown of planned spending, including for Quality and Improvement, along with detail of what that spend is allocated to. These tables are publicly available on the Scottish Government’s website:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-2024-25/documents/

https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-2023-24/documents/

https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-2022-23/documents/

Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you.

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