Dealings With Other Boards - FOI Response Register

To ask the following questions in relation to the past five years, with the spending broken down by year.

1.    How much money has your health board spent on having patients from your area treated in other Scottish health boards?

In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

https://www.nhsshetland.scot/downloads/download/21/nhs-shetland-annual-accounts

Note 3 - Expenditure

2.    How much money has your health board spent on having patients from your area treated in health boards in England and Wales?

See response to Q1

3.    How much money has your health board received for treating patients who reside in other Scottish health boards?

In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

https://www.nhsshetland.scot/downloads/download/21/nhs-shetland-annual-accounts

Note 4 - Operating Income

4.    How much money has your health board received for treating patients who reside in other health boards in England and Wales?

See response to Q3