Publication - FOI/EIR release

Costs of the National GP coaching service: FOI release

Published: 23 September 2025
Directorate: Primary Care Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202500468531
Date received: 30 May 2025
Date responded: 18 June 2025

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

The cost of the National GP coaching service. I would like the figures for the last 3 years.

Response

The answer to your question is:

Year	Cost
2024/25	£96,300
2023/24	£101,973
2022/23	£105,700

Funding for GP Coaching has been increased to £140,000 for 2025/26 to increase capacity on the programme. However, actual costs will not be confirmed till the end of the financial year.

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