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

Published
2020-04-20
Received
2020-03-25
Responded
2020-04-16
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

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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