GP Practices - FOI Response Register

1. How many GP practices does your health board directly manage?

NHS Shetland manages 8 GP Practices across 9 sites.

2. Is your health board in discussions regarding the possibility of directly operating any more GP practices?

No

3. What is the average cost per patient per year for the health board to directly manage a GP practice? How does this compare to those GP practices run by GP partners?

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:

NHSScotland Payments to General Practice - Datasets - Scottish Health and Social Care Open Data