§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the total cost of management consultants engaged by the Scottish Home and Health Department to advise on management arrangements in the Health Service in Scotland; and what savings have been achieved as a result of this work.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe Scottish Home and Health Department commissioned Coopers and Lybrand Associates to review unit management arrangements in the Scottish Health Service and to make recommendations about the introduction of general management at unit level. The total cost of this research, the production of detailed working papers, some additional work commissioned in connection with the research and the printing of the final report was £118,126, including expenses and value-added tax.
The introduction of general management is intended to ensure the efficient, effective and economic use of the substantial resources allocated to health boards. It is not possible to quantify specific savings arising out of the work undertaken by Coopers and Lybrand Associates.
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the cost, broken down by individual health board, of management consultants engaged by the various health boards during the financial years 1984–85 and 1985–86, giving details of the payments made to each firm; and what financial savings have resulted.
§ Mr. John MacKayThis information is not held centrally.