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Written Question · S1W-17296 · Session 1

Which hospitals have been sold in each year since 1999; what revenue was raised from any such sales, and how much of this revenue was re-in…

Answered Asked by Adam Ingram SNP Lodged 27 Jul 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive which hospitals have been sold in each year since 1999; what revenue was raised from any such sales, and how much of this revenue was re-invested in community care packages, broken down by health board area.

The answer

Answered by Susan Deacon on 24 Aug 2001 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

The table details, by health board area, the hospitals and partial hospital sites which have been sold since 1999 and the total capital receipts realised to date from these disposals. Such receipts supplement the level of capital available for investment in NHSScotland and current guidelines indicate that the proceeds from the sale of hospitals and hospital sites should be fully reinvested in improving patient care.Health Board Area | Name of Hospitals Sold Since 1999(as at 14 August 2001) | Sale Proceeds(£ million)
Argyll & Clyde | Bridge of Weir Hospital | 0.400
Ayrshire & Arran | Ayr County Hospital | 0.500
Borders | Dingleton Hospital, Melrose | 1.325
Forth Valley | Bellsdyke Hospital, LarbertLochgreen Hospital, Falkirk | 2.611
Grampian | Daviot Hospital, Aberdeen | 0.750
Greater Glasgow | Leverndale Hospital, Glasgow (part disposal)Knightswood Hospital, Glasgow | 9.650
Highland | Craig Dunain Hospital, Inverness (part disposal) | 0.750
Lothian | Royal Infirmary of EdinburghSouthfield Hospital, EdinburghLeith Hospital, EdinburghGogarburn Hospital, Edinburgh | 12.194
Tayside | Dundee Royal InfirmaryPart disposals:Windyridge House, Strathmartine Hospital, Dundee7 & 11Westmount, Sunnyside Hospital, MontroseMurray House and Field 'D', Murray Royal Hospital, Perth2 & 3 Dudhope Terrace, Dundee | 1.517

In the Official Report

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