§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of each health board which has contractual arrangements with a private non-National Health Service hospital to provide acute medical services, showing (a) the hospital with which a contract is made, (b) the number of patients treated by that hospital with which a contract is made, (b) the number of patients treated by that hospital during 1986–87, (c) the total amount spent by each health board on treatment under the contract during 1986–87 and (d) the amount which (c) represents as a percentage of the overall health board budget for 1986–87.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThere are no contractual arrangements in Scotland with private non-National Health Service hospitals to provide acute medical services. There are contractual arrangements with some hospitals to provide beds classified within the acute speciality group but these are generally for convalescent and terminal care only.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of contract agreed by each health board, for the following services: (a) ambulances, (b) gardening, (c) laboratories, (d) portering, (e) hospital shops, (f) window cleaning, (g) pharmacy and (h) telephones; and if he will give the estimated annual savings in each case.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of all new contracts awarded since 31 December 1986 by each health board for (a) portering, (b) catering, (c) laundry, (d) cleaning and (e) other ancillary work; and if he will give the estimated annual savings for each contract awarded.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythNo new contracts have been awarded since 31 December 1986 for catering, laundry or cleaning services. Information on portering and other ancillary work is not held centrally.
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§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the latest figures as a percentage of services put out to tender by each health board for (a) catering, (b) domestic services, and (c) laundry; and if he will give the estimated annual savings.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythDetails are given below of the percentage value of domestic and catering services put out to tender and resultant estimated annual savings for those health boards which have let contracts.
Percentage (by value) Estimated annual saving .000s Health board Catering Domestic Catering Domestic Ayrshire and Arran 2.6 7.3 9 62 Borders — 26.0 — 55 Fife 0.7 1.1 8 11 Forth Valley — 1.2 — 9 Lanarkshire — 10.8 — 30 Tayside 24.1 20.1 136 233 No contracts have been awarded for laundry services.