External Contracts - FOI Response Register

A full breakdown of spending by NHS Shetland on external consulting projects including:

1. Which consultants were used,
2. The objective of each consulting project,
3. The cost of each consulting project.

For clarification, by “external consulting projects”, I am referring to all external consultants contracted by NHS Shetland which falls under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 disclosures

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:

Annual Accounts 19–20 V1e

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Expenditure on Consultancy (Unaudited Information) There were several consultancy firms engaged by NHS Shetland during 2023–24 in relation to the development of a business case for the replacement of the Gilbert Bain Hospital (GBH). These consultants were engaged indirectly through the Hub North Scotland, a strategic development partner for the public sector. GBH Project costs during 2023–24 totalled £0.452m and were fully funded by the Scottish Government. The project was paused in early 2024 due to the constrained budget position across Scotland.