Written question WQ83563
- Asked by
- Adam PricePlaid
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
Will the Minister set out the funding allocations from the Welsh Government in the field of palliative care for the financial years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 that derived from the 2017 budget agreement with Plaid Cymru?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
£600k of the additional £1m funding allocation derived from the 2017 budget agreement with Plaid Cymru was allocated to health boards on a pro rata basis to support delivery of the end of life care delivery plan 2017-2020. These are set out in Table A below.
Table B, C and D set out how the remaining £400k was allocated for the 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years respectively.
Table A
Health Board Pro Rata Allocation to support the End of Life Care Delivery Plan 2018-19 to 2020-21
Health Board
Pro Rata Funding %
Allocation
Betsi Cadwaladr
22.57%
£135,420
Aneurin Bevan
18.67%
£112,020
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg/ Swansea Bay
16.78%
£100,680
Cardiff & Vale
15.50%
£93,000
Hywel Dda
12.46%
£74,760
Cwm Taf
9.65%
£57,900
Powys
4.37%
£26,220
TOTAL
100%
£600,000
Table B
Additional £400k – 2018-19 Allocation
Organisation
Project/Post
Allocation
Various health boards
Clinical lead sessions
£22,000
Cardiff University
Palliative Care Research Fellow
£25,000
Betsi Cadwaladr/Cardiff & Vale University Health Boards
Paediatric posts; data manager, out of hours, case boxes
£59,448
Ty Gobaith Hospice
Hope House Hospice at Home
£40,200
Ty Hafan Hospice
Neonatal Support Nurse
£81,406
Adult Hospices
£35k x 8 Adult Hospices
£280,000
Sub Total
£508,054
Health Board Funding (Table A)
£600,000
TOTAL
£1,108,054*
* Overspend met from core end of life care budget.
Table C
Additional £400k – 2019-20 Allocation
Organisation
Project/Post
Allocation
Various health boards
Clinical Lead Sessions
£22,000
Cardiff University
Palliative Care Research Fellow
£25,000
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Paediatric posts : Out of Hours support
£50,000
Cardiff University
Bereavement Scoping Review
£30,216
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Care Decisions Guidance
£19,000
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
Data Analyst Paediatrics
£7,492
Adult/Children’s Hospices
Hospices Covid Relief Support
£250,000
Sub Total
£403,708
Health Board Funding (Table A)
£600,000
TOTAL
£1,003,708*
* Overspend met from core end of life care budget.
Table D
Additional £400k – 2020-21 Allocation
Organisation
Project/Post
Allocation
Various health boards
Clinical Lead Sessions
£46,000
Ty Gobaith Hospice
Paediatric Prevelance Study
£54,000
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Paediatric posts : Out of Hours support
£50,000
Cardiff University
Bereavement Scoping Review
£30,216
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Care Decisions Guidance
£21,000
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
Data Analyst Paediatrics
£40,000
Adult/Children’s Hospices
Covid funding support voluntary hospices
£260,000
Sub Total
£501,216
Health Board Funding (Table A)
£600,000
TOTAL
£1,101,216*
* Overspend met from core end of life care budget.