Publication - FOI/EIR release

Coronavirus - private facilities for use as a temporary hospital: FOI release

Published: 20 April 2020
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202000023040
Date received: 25 March 2020
Date responded: 16 April 2020

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

Can you please advise whether the Scottish Government has any plans to to requisition any private facilities within Glasgow for use as a temporary hospital, amid the current coronavirus crisis.
If so, can you please name said facility.

Response

The Scottish Government have no plans to requisition any private facilities within Glasgow for use at a temporary hospital. However, as you will be aware, we are working with the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow to turn their facilities into a temporary hospital, as a contingency measure.

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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