Funding for Thrombectomy services: FOI release

Information requested

• A breakdown of expenditure from the £16million committed by the Scottish Government to fund a thrombectomy service, as set out in the 2023 Stroke Improvement Plan.
• If possible, please provide this expenditure broken down by health board.
• In Excel format

Response

1. The ‘over £16 million’ figure in the Stroke Improvement Plan references the total investment in the thrombectomy service prior to the 2023/24 budget

2. I enclose a breakdown of this expenditure, by NHS Board, below and attached in the format you asked for.

NHS Dumfries & Galloway	£3,950
NHS Grampian	£627,752
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde	£3,739,422
NHS Highland	£158,403
NHS Lanarkshire	£11,000
NHS Lothian	£5,419,546
NHS Tayside	£5,644,427
Scottish Ambulance Service	£1,186,952
NHS National Services Scotland	£88,931
University of Edinburgh	£54,400
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland	£229,125
Total	£17,163,908

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