# Budget (Scotland) Act 2000, Part 5: SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Extent: S

Type of receipt
Purpose
1. Charges to private patients; income generation schemes; dividends on public dividend capital loans to NHS trusts; interest on loans to NHS trusts; charges for the processing of plasma for the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Northern Ireland; handling charges for blood products; sales of antibodies and related products; repayments of Project 2000 bursaries; contributions from NHS Trusts to clinical negligence and other risks scheme; National Insurance contributions ; recovery of charges from patients, dispensing contractors and practitioners
Expenditure on hospital and community health services
2. Prescription charges collected by dispensing doctors, pharmacists, Health Boards and appliance suppliers; sales of prescription pre-payment certificates; payments under the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme; rental of NHS properties; charges collected by dental practitioners and ophthalmologists
Expenditure on family health services
3. Sales of publications; fees for conferences and courses; royalties from projects developed with departmental assistance; sales of vitamin drops and tablets at NHS clinics; recoverable VAT; other miscellaneous income
Expenditure on other health services
Overall amount: £970,000,000

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/2/schedule/2/part/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/budget-scotland-act-2000/schedule-2/part-5
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.