Court Filings - FOI Response Register

FoI Number
2023-667
Subject
Court Filings
Date Received
31/01/2024
Request and Response
  1. Since 2015, how many times has your health board been filed against in civil court proceedings?
  1. Single whole cases count as a single filing.

There have been five court actions filed against NHS Shetland in civil court proceedings since 2015.

  1. Multiple cases merging counts as many as the original number of cases that merged.

0

  1. ‘Filed against’ including each time the health board is listed as a defendant.

0

  1. Since 2015, how many times has your health board been filed against in criminal court proceedings?

There have been no court actions filed against NHS Shetland in criminal court proceedings since 2015.

  1. Single whole cases count as a single filing.
  2. Multiple cases merging counts as many as the original number of cases that merged.
  3. ‘Filed against’ including each time the health board is listed as a defendant.