Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S5W-24708 · Session 5

How much each NHS board pays to private contractors for hospital catering services.

Answered Asked by Monica Lennon Lab Lodged 12 Aug 2019

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board pays to private contractors for hospital catering services.

The answer

Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 Sep 2019 · 21 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table details how much NHS board pays to private contractors for hospital catering services; all other hospitals catering costs are covered by the local NHS Board:
NHS Board
Project Name
Annual Cost
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
East Ayrshire Community Hospital
£430,548
NHS Forth Valley
Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert
The cost of catering services is not separately identifiable within the unitary charge
NHS Forth Valley
Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre
The cost of catering services is not separately identifiable within the unitary charge
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
SGH
- Geriatric Medicine (Langlands)
The cost of catering services is not separately identifiable within the unitary charge
NHS Highland
New Craigs Hospital
£586,657
NHS Lanarkshire
Hairmyres Hospital
£2,561,722
NHS Lanarkshire
Wishaw General Hospital
£2,775,632
NHS Lothian
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE)
£5,500,000
NHS Lothian
Ferryfield House
£440,000
NHS Lothian
Tippethill House Hospital, Bathgate
£405,000
NHS Lothian
Ellen's Glen House
£405,000
NHS Tayside
Carseview Centre
£288,131
NHS Forth Valley
Stirling Care Village Phase 1
The cost of catering services is not separately identifiable within the unitary charge

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-24708 by reference.