Figure for the size of the maintenance backlog in NHS Scotland’s estate: FOI release

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


Information requested

1. The Scottish Government’s most recent working figure for the size of the maintenance backlog in NHS Scotland’s estate.

2. An account of how the figure in (1) was calculated.

3. Age of the input data for (1).

4. How long ago the calculations for the figure in (1) were made.

5. When the Scottish Government next intends to produce an updated figure for the maintenance backlog in NHS Scotland.

Response

1. £1.335bn

2. This is calculated through a combination of estate surveys and professional judgement against all of NHSScotland’s estate.

3. April 2024

4. This is an iterative and ongoing process.

5. 12-24 months

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Contact

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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

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Edinburgh
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