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NHS Fife: money, staff and waiting times

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£1.1bn for NHS Fife in 2024-25, £2,818 per resident, +1.1% on a year earlier after inflation.

Figure as of unknown date. Source: Public Health Scotland.

Key figures

  • £1.1bn2024-25, cash +5.2% on a year earlier
  • £2,818Per resident, 2024-25
  • 73.0%A&E: seen within four hours (Scotland), 2026-07 Scotland: 69.1%
  • 547.2 £mHospital and community staff costs (Scotland), 2024-25 Scotland: 9,590.2 £m
  • 101.9 per 1,000 residentsWaiting list per 1,000 residents (Scotland), 2026-06 Scotland: 117.8 per 1,000 residents

Source: Public Health Scotland.

Over time: cash, real terms and per resident

NHS Fife: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million

Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2019-20: Wales: Bridgend moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf on 1 April 2019, forming Swansea Bay and Cwm Taf Morgannwg university health boards; their series start then. 2020-21: Health spending from 2020-21 to 2022-23 includes Covid-19 testing, vaccines and other pandemic costs. 2022-23: England: integrated care boards replaced clinical commissioning groups on 1 July 2022. 2023-24: England: Health Education England merged into NHS England on 1 April 2023 (DHSC core tables). 2026-27: England: 42 ICBs became 36 on 1 April 2026 after mergers. The allocations restate 2025-26 on the new boundaries; waiting-list figures by ICB start in April 2026. 2026-27: England: the government announced in March 2025 that NHS England would be merged into DHSC; later PESA editions and DHSC accounts may present its budget differently. 2026-27: Scotland: NHS Education for Scotland and NHS National Services Scotland merged into NHS Delivery on 1 April 2026.

The numbers behind this chart
NHS Fife: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million (£ million)
YearReal terms (2025-26 prices)Cash
2020-21
Details for 2020-21
£1,024.5m£842.7m
Cash
£842.7m
2021-22
Details for 2021-22
£1,066.1m£879.1m
Cash
£879.1m
2022-23
Details for 2022-23
£1,039.5m£917.4m
Cash
£917.4m
2023-24
Details for 2023-24
£1,080.8m£1,004.0m
Cash
£1,004.0m
2024-25
Details for 2024-25
£1,092.8m£1,056.4m
Cash
£1,056.4m

Figure as of unknown date. Source: Public Health Scotland.

NHS Fife: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices

Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.

The numbers behind this chart
NHS Fife: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices (£ per resident)
YearPer resident, 2025-26 pricesPer resident, cash
2020-21
Details for 2020-21
£2,763£2,273
Per resident, cash
£2,273
2021-22
Details for 2021-22
£2,875£2,370
Per resident, cash
£2,370
2022-23
Details for 2022-23
£2,799£2,470
Per resident, cash
£2,470
2023-24
Details for 2023-24
£2,891£2,686
Per resident, cash
£2,686
2024-25
Details for 2024-25
£2,916£2,818
Per resident, cash
£2,818

Figure as of unknown date. Source: Public Health Scotland.

Source: Public Health Scotland, Scottish health service costs 2024-25: R100T five-year trend by board and R086 board operating costs.

Where it sits, and what is below it

  1. UK total
  2. Nation
  3. Department or service body
  4. Local body (this level)
  5. Spending category
  6. Line or transaction not published

NHS Fife

Operating costs of the health board, outturn (Public Health Scotland). A board also treats patients from other boards, and its costs are where the care is given. The board’s Scottish Budget allocation for the years ahead is in extra.scotland.boardBudgets and is never added to these figures.

£1.1bn in 2024-25 (cash); £1.1bn in 2025-26 prices; £2,818 per resident; +5.2% on a year earlier in cash, +1.1% in real terms.

NHS Fife: by spending category, 2024-25
Spending categoryCash, 2024-25Real terms (2025-26 prices)Per residentReal change on a year earlierSourceBelow this
Hospital services
Details for Hospital services
£565m£584m£1,507−0.2%Public Health ScotlandLine or transaction not published: Public Health Scotland’s detailed cost book tables split these costs further by specialty and staff group; those tables overlap one another, so no lines are shown.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£584m
Per resident
£1,507
Real change on a year earlier
−0.2%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: Public Health Scotland’s detailed cost book tables split these costs further by specialty and staff group; those tables overlap one another, so no lines are shown.
Community health services
Details for Community health services
£245m£253m£652+5.5%Public Health ScotlandLine or transaction not published: Public Health Scotland’s detailed cost book tables split these costs further by specialty and staff group; those tables overlap one another, so no lines are shown.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£253m
Per resident
£652
Real change on a year earlier
+5.5%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: Public Health Scotland’s detailed cost book tables split these costs further by specialty and staff group; those tables overlap one another, so no lines are shown.
Family health services (GPs, dentists, pharmacists, opticians)
Details for Family health services (GPs, dentists, pharmacists, opticians)
£228m£236m£608+0.3%Public Health ScotlandLine or transaction not published: Public Health Scotland’s detailed cost book tables split these costs further by specialty and staff group; those tables overlap one another, so no lines are shown.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£236m
Per resident
£608
Real change on a year earlier
+0.3%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: Public Health Scotland’s detailed cost book tables split these costs further by specialty and staff group; those tables overlap one another, so no lines are shown.
Resource transfer to councils
Details for Resource transfer to councils
£19m£20m£51.39−3.7%Public Health ScotlandLine or transaction not published: Public Health Scotland’s detailed cost book tables split these costs further by specialty and staff group; those tables overlap one another, so no lines are shown.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£20m
Per resident
£51.39
Real change on a year earlier
−3.7%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: Public Health Scotland’s detailed cost book tables split these costs further by specialty and staff group; those tables overlap one another, so no lines are shown.

Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.

What is recorded alongside the money

These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.

NHS Fife against Scotland: latest period of each measure
MeasureNHS FifeScotlandPeriod
A&E: seen within four hours (Scotland)
Details for A&E: seen within four hours (Scotland)
73.0%69.1%2026-07
Scotland
69.1%
Period
2026-07
Hospital and community staff costs (Scotland)
Details for Hospital and community staff costs (Scotland)
547.2 £m9,590.2 £m2024-25
Scotland
9,590.2 £m
Period
2024-25
A&E: seen within four hours (Scotland): NHS Fife and comparisons

Attendances at emergency departments and minor injury units that ended within four hours of arrival, as a share of all attendances, in the month, by the NHS board of treatment (Public Health Scotland). Each nation measures this differently, so it is never compared across nations. Target: 95% within four hours (Scottish Government standard).

The numbers behind this chart
A&E: seen within four hours (Scotland): NHS Fife and comparisons (A&E: seen within four hours (Scotland))
YearNHS FifeScotland
2007-07
Details for 2007-07
96.5%96.6%
Scotland
96.6%
2007-08
Details for 2007-08
96.9%96.3%
Scotland
96.3%
2007-09
Details for 2007-09
96.1%96.7%
Scotland
96.7%
2007-10
Details for 2007-10
97.6%97.1%
Scotland
97.1%
2007-11
Details for 2007-11
97.2%97.6%
Scotland
97.6%
2007-12
Details for 2007-12
97.9%97.8%
Scotland
97.8%
2008-01
Details for 2008-01
94.2%97.4%
Scotland
97.4%
2008-02
Details for 2008-02
97.0%97.9%
Scotland
97.9%
2008-03
Details for 2008-03
95.6%97.5%
Scotland
97.5%
2008-04
Details for 2008-04
96.4%97.7%
Scotland
97.7%
2008-05
Details for 2008-05
97.6%98.1%
Scotland
98.1%
2008-06
Details for 2008-06
97.8%98.2%
Scotland
98.2%
2008-07
Details for 2008-07
98.3%98.5%
Scotland
98.5%
2008-08
Details for 2008-08
97.4%97.8%
Scotland
97.8%
2008-09
Details for 2008-09
97.9%98.2%
Scotland
98.2%
2008-10
Details for 2008-10
98.3%98.1%
Scotland
98.1%
2008-11
Details for 2008-11
96.8%97.7%
Scotland
97.7%
2008-12
Details for 2008-12
94.4%96.6%
Scotland
96.6%
2009-01
Details for 2009-01
93.9%96.5%
Scotland
96.5%
2009-02
Details for 2009-02
94.9%97.3%
Scotland
97.3%
2009-03
Details for 2009-03
95.4%97.7%
Scotland
97.7%
2009-04
Details for 2009-04
96.0%97.3%
Scotland
97.3%
2009-05
Details for 2009-05
96.6%97.8%
Scotland
97.8%
2009-06
Details for 2009-06
97.0%97.9%
Scotland
97.9%
2009-07
Details for 2009-07
97.6%98.2%
Scotland
98.2%
2009-08
Details for 2009-08
97.6%98.0%
Scotland
98.0%
2009-09
Details for 2009-09
98.3%98.0%
Scotland
98.0%
2009-10
Details for 2009-10
97.1%97.4%
Scotland
97.4%
2009-11
Details for 2009-11
97.3%97.4%
Scotland
97.4%
2009-12
Details for 2009-12
96.8%97.2%
Scotland
97.2%
2010-01
Details for 2010-01
97.0%96.0%
Scotland
96.0%
2010-02
Details for 2010-02
95.8%96.4%
Scotland
96.4%
2010-03
Details for 2010-03
97.3%96.5%
Scotland
96.5%
2010-04
Details for 2010-04
96.9%97.1%
Scotland
97.1%
2010-05
Details for 2010-05
95.4%97.2%
Scotland
97.2%
2010-06
Details for 2010-06
96.0%97.4%
Scotland
97.4%
2010-07
Details for 2010-07
95.9%97.9%
Scotland
97.9%
2010-08
Details for 2010-08
95.4%97.0%
Scotland
97.0%
2010-09
Details for 2010-09
94.9%97.1%
Scotland
97.1%
2010-10
Details for 2010-10
96.6%96.8%
Scotland
96.8%
2010-11
Details for 2010-11
93.9%96.1%
Scotland
96.1%
2010-12
Details for 2010-12
89.6%94.8%
Scotland
94.8%
2011-01
Details for 2011-01
90.2%93.7%
Scotland
93.7%
2011-02
Details for 2011-02
92.8%95.0%
Scotland
95.0%
2011-03
Details for 2011-03
93.4%95.3%
Scotland
95.3%
2011-04
Details for 2011-04
90.3%95.9%
Scotland
95.9%
2011-05
Details for 2011-05
92.9%95.9%
Scotland
95.9%
2011-06
Details for 2011-06
92.9%96.0%
Scotland
96.0%
2011-07
Details for 2011-07
95.2%97.1%
Scotland
97.1%
2011-08
Details for 2011-08
95.8%97.0%
Scotland
97.0%
2011-09
Details for 2011-09
92.8%96.0%
Scotland
96.0%
2011-10
Details for 2011-10
92.1%95.9%
Scotland
95.9%
2011-11
Details for 2011-11
92.5%96.3%
Scotland
96.3%
2011-12
Details for 2011-12
84.4%94.7%
Scotland
94.7%
2012-01
Details for 2012-01
88.6%94.3%
Scotland
94.3%
2012-02
Details for 2012-02
88.5%94.4%
Scotland
94.4%
2012-03
Details for 2012-03
94.0%95.4%
Scotland
95.4%
2012-04
Details for 2012-04
92.3%94.2%
Scotland
94.2%
2012-05
Details for 2012-05
96.3%94.7%
Scotland
94.7%
2012-06
Details for 2012-06
95.6%95.1%
Scotland
95.1%
2012-07
Details for 2012-07
98.4%96.2%
Scotland
96.2%
2012-08
Details for 2012-08
98.9%95.5%
Scotland
95.5%
2012-09
Details for 2012-09
98.9%95.0%
Scotland
95.0%
2012-10
Details for 2012-10
97.0%94.4%
Scotland
94.4%
2012-11
Details for 2012-11
93.7%93.5%
Scotland
93.5%
2012-12
Details for 2012-12
91.1%90.3%
Scotland
90.3%
2013-01
Details for 2013-01
92.7%89.7%
Scotland
89.7%
2013-02
Details for 2013-02
92.3%91.9%
Scotland
91.9%
2013-03
Details for 2013-03
96.9%91.9%
Scotland
91.9%
2013-04
Details for 2013-04
93.5%91.6%
Scotland
91.6%
2013-05
Details for 2013-05
96.6%94.6%
Scotland
94.6%
2013-06
Details for 2013-06
96.5%94.6%
Scotland
94.6%
2013-07
Details for 2013-07
97.6%95.9%
Scotland
95.9%
2013-08
Details for 2013-08
97.5%95.1%
Scotland
95.1%
2013-09
Details for 2013-09
96.1%94.8%
Scotland
94.8%
2013-10
Details for 2013-10
95.3%93.9%
Scotland
93.9%
2013-11
Details for 2013-11
99.3%94.7%
Scotland
94.7%
2013-12
Details for 2013-12
98.5%93.5%
Scotland
93.5%
2014-01
Details for 2014-01
97.4%92.2%
Scotland
92.2%
2014-02
Details for 2014-02
96.0%91.8%
Scotland
91.8%
2014-03
Details for 2014-03
95.8%93.3%
Scotland
93.3%
2014-04
Details for 2014-04
94.9%93.0%
Scotland
93.0%
2014-05
Details for 2014-05
96.5%92.7%
Scotland
92.7%
2014-06
Details for 2014-06
95.0%94.0%
Scotland
94.0%
2014-07
Details for 2014-07
95.6%94.6%
Scotland
94.6%
2014-08
Details for 2014-08
95.4%93.2%
Scotland
93.2%
2014-09
Details for 2014-09
96.1%93.5%
Scotland
93.5%
2014-10
Details for 2014-10
91.6%91.8%
Scotland
91.8%
2014-11
Details for 2014-11
95.2%91.8%
Scotland
91.8%
2014-12
Details for 2014-12
90.9%89.9%
Scotland
89.9%
2015-01
Details for 2015-01
92.6%87.1%
Scotland
87.1%
2015-02
Details for 2015-02
90.8%87.9%
Scotland
87.9%
2015-03
Details for 2015-03
92.5%92.2%
Scotland
92.2%
2015-04
Details for 2015-04
95.1%92.8%
Scotland
92.8%
2015-05
Details for 2015-05
97.8%93.5%
Scotland
93.5%
2015-06
Details for 2015-06
97.2%94.3%
Scotland
94.3%
2015-07
Details for 2015-07
98.4%95.8%
Scotland
95.8%
2015-08
Details for 2015-08
97.3%95.2%
Scotland
95.2%
2015-09
Details for 2015-09
97.2%95.4%
Scotland
95.4%
2015-10
Details for 2015-10
97.3%94.7%
Scotland
94.7%
2015-11
Details for 2015-11
96.0%94.9%
Scotland
94.9%
2015-12
Details for 2015-12
96.8%94.9%
Scotland
94.9%
2016-01
Details for 2016-01
94.1%91.8%
Scotland
91.8%
2016-02
Details for 2016-02
95.9%92.9%
Scotland
92.9%
2016-03
Details for 2016-03
95.5%93.1%
Scotland
93.1%
2016-04
Details for 2016-04
96.2%95.1%
Scotland
95.1%
2016-05
Details for 2016-05
95.6%94.5%
Scotland
94.5%
2016-06
Details for 2016-06
97.2%95.7%
Scotland
95.7%
2016-07
Details for 2016-07
97.5%95.8%
Scotland
95.8%
2016-08
Details for 2016-08
96.5%94.8%
Scotland
94.8%
2016-09
Details for 2016-09
95.6%94.9%
Scotland
94.9%
2016-10
Details for 2016-10
94.9%93.9%
Scotland
93.9%
2016-11
Details for 2016-11
93.2%93.6%
Scotland
93.6%
2016-12
Details for 2016-12
93.7%92.6%
Scotland
92.6%
2017-01
Details for 2017-01
93.5%91.9%
Scotland
91.9%
2017-02
Details for 2017-02
94.7%92.5%
Scotland
92.5%
2017-03
Details for 2017-03
95.2%93.8%
Scotland
93.8%
2017-04
Details for 2017-04
93.1%93.4%
Scotland
93.4%
2017-05
Details for 2017-05
94.7%94.0%
Scotland
94.0%
2017-06
Details for 2017-06
96.2%95.5%
Scotland
95.5%
2017-07
Details for 2017-07
96.3%95.7%
Scotland
95.7%
2017-08
Details for 2017-08
96.8%95.0%
Scotland
95.0%
2017-09
Details for 2017-09
95.7%93.5%
Scotland
93.5%
2017-10
Details for 2017-10
97.6%94.4%
Scotland
94.4%
2017-11
Details for 2017-11
96.2%93.3%
Scotland
93.3%
2017-12
Details for 2017-12
90.8%85.1%
Scotland
85.1%
2018-01
Details for 2018-01
92.2%87.2%
Scotland
87.2%
2018-02
Details for 2018-02
97.5%90.3%
Scotland
90.3%
2018-03
Details for 2018-03
94.6%87.9%
Scotland
87.9%
2018-04
Details for 2018-04
96.5%90.0%
Scotland
90.0%
2018-05
Details for 2018-05
97.1%93.1%
Scotland
93.1%
2018-06
Details for 2018-06
96.8%92.8%
Scotland
92.8%
2018-07
Details for 2018-07
96.1%93.0%
Scotland
93.0%
2018-08
Details for 2018-08
97.3%92.0%
Scotland
92.0%
2018-09
Details for 2018-09
95.6%90.9%
Scotland
90.9%
2018-10
Details for 2018-10
95.8%92.2%
Scotland
92.2%
2018-11
Details for 2018-11
95.6%91.3%
Scotland
91.3%
2018-12
Details for 2018-12
92.8%89.6%
Scotland
89.6%
2019-01
Details for 2019-01
91.7%88.8%
Scotland
88.8%
2019-02
Details for 2019-02
92.1%89.3%
Scotland
89.3%
2019-03
Details for 2019-03
94.5%91.3%
Scotland
91.3%
2019-04
Details for 2019-04
94.7%89.9%
Scotland
89.9%
2019-05
Details for 2019-05
94.5%90.7%
Scotland
90.7%
2019-06
Details for 2019-06
94.9%90.3%
Scotland
90.3%
2019-07
Details for 2019-07
95.1%91.2%
Scotland
91.2%
2019-08
Details for 2019-08
93.6%90.6%
Scotland
90.6%
2019-09
Details for 2019-09
92.0%89.3%
Scotland
89.3%
2019-10
Details for 2019-10
92.7%87.7%
Scotland
87.7%
2019-11
Details for 2019-11
92.7%85.5%
Scotland
85.5%
2019-12
Details for 2019-12
88.0%83.8%
Scotland
83.8%
2020-01
Details for 2020-01
90.0%86.1%
Scotland
86.1%
2020-02
Details for 2020-02
90.1%87.1%
Scotland
87.1%
2020-03
Details for 2020-03
91.8%89.2%
Scotland
89.2%
2020-04
Details for 2020-04
96.8%94.9%
Scotland
94.9%
2020-05
Details for 2020-05
96.5%95.7%
Scotland
95.7%
2020-06
Details for 2020-06
96.8%95.6%
Scotland
95.6%
2020-07
Details for 2020-07
96.1%95.1%
Scotland
95.1%
2020-08
Details for 2020-08
95.4%92.9%
Scotland
92.9%
2020-09
Details for 2020-09
96.4%92.1%
Scotland
92.1%
2020-10
Details for 2020-10
94.1%89.6%
Scotland
89.6%
2020-11
Details for 2020-11
92.4%89.8%
Scotland
89.8%
2020-12
Details for 2020-12
90.1%86.5%
Scotland
86.5%
2021-01
Details for 2021-01
91.3%86.2%
Scotland
86.2%
2021-02
Details for 2021-02
91.9%86.3%
Scotland
86.3%
2021-03
Details for 2021-03
91.4%88.6%
Scotland
88.6%
2021-04
Details for 2021-04
92.3%88.9%
Scotland
88.9%
2021-05
Details for 2021-05
87.9%87.3%
Scotland
87.3%
2021-06
Details for 2021-06
88.9%85.2%
Scotland
85.2%
2021-07
Details for 2021-07
85.7%81.8%
Scotland
81.8%
2021-08
Details for 2021-08
84.8%78.1%
Scotland
78.1%
2021-09
Details for 2021-09
81.5%76.4%
Scotland
76.4%
2021-10
Details for 2021-10
77.7%73.8%
Scotland
73.8%
2021-11
Details for 2021-11
80.9%76.2%
Scotland
76.2%
2021-12
Details for 2021-12
77.4%76.0%
Scotland
76.0%
2022-01
Details for 2022-01
78.5%76.3%
Scotland
76.3%
2022-02
Details for 2022-02
84.0%74.5%
Scotland
74.5%
2022-03
Details for 2022-03
80.5%71.9%
Scotland
71.9%
2022-04
Details for 2022-04
78.9%72.5%
Scotland
72.5%
2022-05
Details for 2022-05
79.4%73.3%
Scotland
73.3%
2022-06
Details for 2022-06
76.0%71.6%
Scotland
71.6%
2022-07
Details for 2022-07
70.6%70.3%
Scotland
70.3%
2022-08
Details for 2022-08
69.5%69.9%
Scotland
69.9%
2022-09
Details for 2022-09
69.0%69.3%
Scotland
69.3%
2022-10
Details for 2022-10
70.1%67.8%
Scotland
67.8%
2022-11
Details for 2022-11
71.2%67.8%
Scotland
67.8%
2022-12
Details for 2022-12
64.4%62.4%
Scotland
62.4%
2023-01
Details for 2023-01
70.8%69.0%
Scotland
69.0%
2023-02
Details for 2023-02
73.7%69.9%
Scotland
69.9%
2023-03
Details for 2023-03
70.6%68.3%
Scotland
68.3%
2023-04
Details for 2023-04
73.7%69.6%
Scotland
69.6%
2023-05
Details for 2023-05
75.4%71.1%
Scotland
71.1%
2023-06
Details for 2023-06
79.2%72.9%
Scotland
72.9%
2023-07
Details for 2023-07
76.7%73.1%
Scotland
73.1%
2023-08
Details for 2023-08
79.6%71.7%
Scotland
71.7%
2023-09
Details for 2023-09
74.2%70.5%
Scotland
70.5%
2023-10
Details for 2023-10
75.0%68.8%
Scotland
68.8%
2023-11
Details for 2023-11
75.0%67.8%
Scotland
67.8%
2023-12
Details for 2023-12
71.3%66.5%
Scotland
66.5%
2024-01
Details for 2024-01
72.5%66.0%
Scotland
66.0%
2024-02
Details for 2024-02
72.5%67.6%
Scotland
67.6%
2024-03
Details for 2024-03
73.5%68.0%
Scotland
68.0%
2024-04
Details for 2024-04
74.5%68.0%
Scotland
68.0%
2024-05
Details for 2024-05
76.4%71.7%
Scotland
71.7%
2024-06
Details for 2024-06
75.4%69.9%
Scotland
69.9%
2024-07
Details for 2024-07
76.0%70.5%
Scotland
70.5%
2024-08
Details for 2024-08
74.9%70.4%
Scotland
70.4%
2024-09
Details for 2024-09
76.2%70.3%
Scotland
70.3%
2024-10
Details for 2024-10
75.1%67.5%
Scotland
67.5%
2024-11
Details for 2024-11
74.1%67.1%
Scotland
67.1%
2024-12
Details for 2024-12
68.9%63.4%
Scotland
63.4%
2025-01
Details for 2025-01
73.2%66.3%
Scotland
66.3%
2025-02
Details for 2025-02
72.6%67.7%
Scotland
67.7%
2025-03
Details for 2025-03
72.3%70.6%
Scotland
70.6%
2025-04
Details for 2025-04
74.1%71.1%
Scotland
71.1%
2025-05
Details for 2025-05
80.0%71.9%
Scotland
71.9%
2025-06
Details for 2025-06
75.0%70.8%
Scotland
70.8%
2025-07
Details for 2025-07
74.2%71.2%
Scotland
71.2%
2025-08
Details for 2025-08
70.2%68.9%
Scotland
68.9%
2025-09
Details for 2025-09
70.9%67.8%
Scotland
67.8%
2025-10
Details for 2025-10
69.5%66.7%
Scotland
66.7%
2025-11
Details for 2025-11
71.4%66.6%
Scotland
66.6%
2025-12
Details for 2025-12
69.3%66.9%
Scotland
66.9%
2026-01
Details for 2026-01
69.7%65.0%
Scotland
65.0%
2026-02
Details for 2026-02
69.1%66.4%
Scotland
66.4%
2026-03
Details for 2026-03
69.5%67.5%
Scotland
67.5%
2026-04
Details for 2026-04
70.3%68.0%
Scotland
68.0%
2026-05
Details for 2026-05
74.7%67.6%
Scotland
67.6%
2026-06
Details for 2026-06
76.1%67.9%
Scotland
67.9%
2026-07
Details for 2026-07
73.0%69.1%
Scotland
69.1%

Figure as of unknown date. Source: Public Health Scotland.

Hospital and community staff costs (Scotland): NHS Fife and comparisons

Staff costs in the hospital and community sectors of each NHS board, outturn, cash (Public Health Scotland health service costs). Excludes family health services, whose staff are contractors.

The numbers behind this chart
Hospital and community staff costs (Scotland): NHS Fife and comparisons (Hospital and community staff costs (Scotland), £m)
YearNHS FifeScotland
2020-21
Details for 2020-21
393.57,226.7
Scotland
7,226.7
2021-22
Details for 2021-22
434.57,694.7
Scotland
7,694.7
2022-23
Details for 2022-23
475.38,228.1
Scotland
8,228.1
2023-24
Details for 2023-24
525.98,953.7
Scotland
8,953.7
2024-25
Details for 2024-25
547.29,590.2
Scotland
9,590.2

Figure as of unknown date. Source: Public Health Scotland.

What these figures do and don't show

  • Each nation runs its own NHS. Budgets, targets and waiting-time measures differ between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, so performance is compared within a nation, never across them.
  • Allocations are not spending. An integrated care board’s allocation is what it is given to plan and buy care; outturn is what was spent. They are labelled and never added together.
  • Per head needs a named denominator. Figures here divide by ONS resident population; the NHS’s own per-head figures often use GP-registered patients, which run higher.
  • Covid years are different. Health spending from 2020-21 to 2022-23 includes testing, vaccines and protective equipment.
  • Nothing here shows cause and effect. Money, staff and waiting times are shown side by side; demand, age and ill-health differ between areas.

Where this sits: Health, United Kingdom → Health, Scotland → NHS Scotland health boards → NHS Fife. Figures from data/services/nhs.json, generated 29 September 2026.

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