Free personal and nursing care, Scotland, 2014-15

This Statistics Release presents the latest client and expenditure figures (financial year 2014-15) for Free Personal and Nursing Care (FPNC), which was introduced in Scotland in 2002. This release presents information from a variety of sources to give a picture of: the number of people that benefit from Free Personal Care and Free Nursing Care in Scotland; and the amount that Local Authorities spend on personal care services.


A National Statistics publication for Scotland

The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

Designation can be interpreted to mean that the statistics: meet identified user needs; are produced, managed and disseminated to high standards; and are explained well.

Correspondence and enquiries

For enquiries about this publication please contact:

Steven Gillespie
Health & Social Care Analysis Division

Telephone: 0131 244 3777
e-mail: SWStat@gov.scot

For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:

Office of the Chief Statistician, Telephone: 0131 244 0442,

e-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot

How to access background or source data

A spreadsheet accompanying this statistical bulletin with the background data can be found at:

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/Data/FPNC

Complaints and suggestions

If you are not satisfied with our service or have any comments or suggestions, please write to the Chief Statistician, 3WR, St Andrews House, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG, Telephone: (0131) 244 0302, e-mail statistics.enquiries@gov.scot.

If you would like to be consulted about statistical collections or receive notification of publications, please register your interest at www.gov.scot/scotstat

Details of forthcoming publications can be found at www.gov.scot/statistics

Contact

Email: Steven Gillespie

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