Question reference: S4W-25255
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 2 April 2015
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 April 2015
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the NHS budget is spent on general practice and was spent in (a) 2010, (b) 2005 and (c) 2000.
Answer
The following table shows the budget for primary medical services (general practice) as a percentage of the total NHS budget.
Primary Medical Service (PMS) expenditure, in millions
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| 2000-01 | 2005-06 | 2010-11 |
| Primary Medical Services | 377,534 | 701.009 | 741.398 |
| Total Operating Cost | 4,764,171 | 7,715.69 | 9,640.77 |
| PMS % of Total Operating Cost | 7.90% | 9.10% | 7.70% |