Written Question · S3W-10129 · Session 3
How many patients of each NHS board have been treated in the private sector in (a) Scotland, (b) the rest of the United Kingdom and (c) abr…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients of each NHS board have been treated in the private sector in (a) Scotland, (b) the rest of the United Kingdom and (c) abroad, funded by the NHS, in each quarter in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and (iii) 2007.
The answer
This information is not available centrally.
For NHS patients treated by independent hospitals in Scotland, information is required to be submitted as part of standard national data returns. However, submissions for independent hospitals are known to be considerably under-reported and thus figures are not published. The Information and Statistics Division of NHS National Services Scotland is working with the Scottish Government, NHS boards, and the independent health care sector to resolve this issue, and data collection is improving.
For NHS patients seen by independent hospitals in England and Wales, information is required to be submitted to the NHS England Information Centre. The quality of information on Scottish residents treated in independent hospitals in England, Wales or Northern Ireland is not known.
The Scottish Government has made clear that NHS boards can use existing private sector capacity, but that we will not invest taxpayers'' money to fund new private sector capacity.
For NHS patients treated by independent hospitals in Scotland, information is required to be submitted as part of standard national data returns. However, submissions for independent hospitals are known to be considerably under-reported and thus figures are not published. The Information and Statistics Division of NHS National Services Scotland is working with the Scottish Government, NHS boards, and the independent health care sector to resolve this issue, and data collection is improving.
For NHS patients seen by independent hospitals in England and Wales, information is required to be submitted to the NHS England Information Centre. The quality of information on Scottish residents treated in independent hospitals in England, Wales or Northern Ireland is not known.
The Scottish Government has made clear that NHS boards can use existing private sector capacity, but that we will not invest taxpayers'' money to fund new private sector capacity.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-10129 by reference.