FoI Number
2025-021
Subject
External Management Consultants
Date Received
07/04/2025
Request and Response

I am keen to understand the spend on management consultants by your health board. As such, can you provide the following for the financial years 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 (most recent):

1. How much has been spent on external management consultants
2. The name of the company/individual commissioned, and the length of the contract
3. Information on the project

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: NHS Shetland Annual Accounts – NHS Shetland

You will find the information in the Remunerations and Staff Report section – Expenditure on Consultancy (Unaudited information)