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Scottish Government FOI releases

21,099releases indexed
37,554attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
7,804partially withheld
2017-11-17oldest in sample
2026-05-15newest in sample

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NHS Fife employment tribunal queries: FOI Review

Original request 202500476219 1. The exact date and time when Scottish Ministers were first informed that Sandie Peggie had been cleared of gross misconduct by NHS Fife. Please provide the correspondence of ministers being informed of this development and any further correspondence where ministers discuss the implicat...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.4 s.5 s.38 s.2 s.3 s.30 s.25 4 attachments
Published
2025-12-23
Reference
FOI/202500482778 Review of 202500476219
Directorate
Health Workforce Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

NHS waiting times & dementia pathways: FOI release

You requested the following information covering 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025: Copies of weekly/monthly dashboards and performance reports sent to ministers or DG Health covering patients waiting >52 weeks and delayed discharges Ministerial briefings, risk logs or vacancy reports relating to dementia assessment capac...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings spending s.12 s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-09
Reference
FOI/202500480953
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Ministerial correspondence regarding Inverclyde Royal Hospital & Port Glasgow Health Centre: FOI release

Please provide all ministerial briefings, submissions, memos, correspondence and internal emails nprepared for or sent to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (or his predecessor(s)) since 1 January 2021 relating to: 1. The repair or replacement of the external façade of Inverclyde Royal Hospital. 2. The ...

FOI already published 80 score 16 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.25(1) s.30 s.25 s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-08
Reference
FOI/202500481005
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Clinical Negligence and Other Indemnity Scheme (CNORIS) funding application by Fife Health Board: FOI release

All information in relation to the CNORIS (Clinical Negligence and Other Indemnity Scheme), and more specifically, copies of documents papers emails memos, records of meetings and of phone calls and other forms of written material (hereinafter “documents”) relating to each of the following matters: 1. The application ...

FOI cost limit 70 score 44 working days over deadline correspondence meetings spending s.4 s.12 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-03
Reference
FOI/202500476628
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Posts and correspondence that contain the phrases birthing or pregnant people: FOI Review

Original Request: 202500472707 Any correspondence sent to or by Ministerial emails since 8 May 2024 that contain the phrase(s) “birthing persons”, “birthing person”, “birthing people”, “pregnant people”, “pregnant person”, and/or “pregnant persons”. Any posts on the Scottish Government All-Company group on Viva Engag...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-11-18
Reference
FOI/202500479251 Review of 202500472707
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

East Calder Medical Centre materials: FOI release

Request 1: Ministerial Briefings I am requesting copies of any ministerial briefings, including but not limited to briefing notes, summaries, internal memos or background papers, provided to any Scottish Government Minister between 1 January 2024 and 30 July 2025 regarding East Calder Medical Centre. This includes doc...

FOI already published 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.25(1) s.30 s.29(1) s.17(1) s.34(1) s.25 2 attachments
Published
2025-11-04
Reference
FOI/202500478023
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

NHS Fife employment tribunal queries: FOI release

1. The exact date and time when Scottish Ministers were first informed that Sandie Peggie had been cleared of gross misconduct by NHS Fife. Please provide the correspondence of ministers being informed of this development and any further correspondence where ministers discuss the implications of this ruling since 1 Jul...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.4 s.5 s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-30
Reference
FOI/202500476219
Directorate
Health Workforce Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Communications, guidance and financial arrangements to Health Boards: FOI release

Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I hereby request the following information held by the Scottish Government, for the period 1 January 2020 to present: 1. Communications with NHS Boards Copies of all internal emails, memos, meeting minutes or briefing papers between the Scottish Government (includ...

FOI withheld 80 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings contracts spending s.2 s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-23
Reference
FOI/202500468013
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Documentation regarding weekly health service review meeting: FOI release

On 7th May 2025, John Swinney participated in a BBC Radio Scotland phone in, hosted by Kay Adams. One of the callers was a doctor who described the problem of doctors struggling to find jobs in the Scottish NHS because of a very large number of applications for every position. John Swinney said that he would raise th...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-22
Reference
FOI/202500466609
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Minutes for meetings of NHS Chairs and Chief Executives Groups: FOI release

Please provide the agenda and papers, in full, for the most recent meetings of a) the NHS chairs group and b) the NHS CEOs group.

FOI already published 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.25(1) s.27(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-17
Reference
FOI/202500464360
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Supreme Court’s Judgement in relation to the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018: FOI release

Please can you provide any draft statement and guidance provided to Shirley-Anne Somerville relating to the Ministerial Statement titled: ‘The Supreme Court’s Judgement in Relation to the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018.’

FOI already published 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.25 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-16
Reference
FOI/202500462630
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

NHS Innovator Passport materials: FOI release

Copies of any briefing packs, internal documents or communications prepared about NHS England’s NHS Innovator Passport which was launched in July 2025.

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings s.17(1) s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-09
Reference
FOI/202500476255
Directorate
Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

NHS Fife employment tribunal communications: FOI release

Please provide me with SG communications which relate to SIC Decision Notice 133/2025. Please provide communications between Caroline Lamb and Neil Gray (and their relevant teams) relating to the Sandie Peggie tribunal. Please provide communications between Carol Potter and Neil Gray (and their relevant teams) relati...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings spending s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.2 s.12 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-28
Reference
FOI/202500475506
Directorate
Health Workforce Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Alcohol industry investment and public health messaging: FOI release

1. Ministerial briefings, submissions, or internal documents from January 2020 to present that: Reference both public health harms from alcohol and Public funding or economic promotion of the alcohol industry (e.g. distilleries, breweries, exporters, Scotch whisky industry, alcohol producers) 2. Any Cabinet papers, m...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.28 s.29(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.36 s.38(1) s.17(1) 4 attachments
Published
2025-08-20
Reference
FOI/202500474795
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Information on various health related matters: FOI release

1. Could you supply all correspondence held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis and minutes/notes from meetings, about the NHS Scotland infrastructure plan, from the last three months? 2. In June 2024, Neil Gray a...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings spending s.12 s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-20
Reference
FOI/202500474897
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Nursing pay comparisons and prescribing queries: FOI release

1. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about the development of an NHS app, from the last month? 2. Could you supply how much the government is spending on health per pe...

FOI already published 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12 s.25(1) s.30 s.4 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-19
Reference
FOI/202500474618
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

NHS National Treatment Centre correspondence: FOI release

[PART 1] Any correspondence (including emails, letters, phone calls, handwritten notes, WhatsApp messages or any other documents) between the office of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care and the office of the First Minister regarding NHS national treatment centres . Information should include but not be l...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers whatsapp s.29(1) s.38(1) s.30 4 attachments
Published
2025-08-13
Reference
FOI/202500473943
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Supreme Court ruling and use of single sex spaces within NHS services correspondence: FOI release

All correspondence - including text messages and emails - between the Scottish Government (specifically Neil Gray and his staff) and NHS health boards since April 15, 2025 regarding the UK Supreme Court ruling (that “sex”, “man” and “woman” in the Equality Act refers to biological sex) and the use of single-sex spaces ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers whatsapp s.30 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-30
Reference
FOI/202500466793
Directorate
Health Workforce Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Health and social care, Law and order, +1 more … Public sector

Health board efficiency savings information: FOI release

Information for all health boards, for the years 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26. 1) The planned level of savings and actual amount delivered, in both £ terms and as a % of baseline revenue resource limit. 2) The £ share for planned and actual recurrent and non-recurrent savings. 3) For 25-26, please provide the planne...

FOI already published 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.3 s.25 s.30
Published
2025-07-23
Reference
FOI/202500464363
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Ministerial correspondence relating to the Scottish Government’s National Treatment Centres: FOI Review

Orignal request: 202500448625 I am looking for all written communication, including associated briefings, to and from Ministers since 1 September 2024 to most recent relating to the Scottish Government’s National Treatment Centres.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.21(4) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-14
Reference
FOI 202500459137 review of 202500448625
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Ministers and NHS Chief Executives meeting regarding adolescent inpatient units: FOI release

In a letter to Alex Cole-Hamilton dated 27th February 2025, the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Maree Todd, wrote: “On Wednesday 26th February, myself and the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care met with the Chief Executives of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Lothian and NHS Tayside, ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.38 s.30 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-30
Reference
FOI/202500457274
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

NHS Fife Tribunal and Scottish Government transphobia guidance: FOI release

1. A copy of the last press update/summary the Scottish Government communications team produced for Ministers and the First Minister regarding the tribunal. 2. A copy of the latest topical briefing regarding the tribunal. By topical briefing I mean a document which summarises an issue for the First Minister and other...

FOI not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.3 s.30 s.38 s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-24
Reference
FOI/202500457127
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Health and social care, Public sector, +1 more … Work and skills

Decision making process for 2017 misoprostol approval: FOI release

Please provide any information you have about the decision-making process that led to the 2017 approval for misoprostol to be taken at home for the termination of pregnancy (https://www.publications.scot.nhs.uk/files/cmo-2017-14.pdf).

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.36(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-13
Reference
FOI/202500455437
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government’s National Treatment Centre programme: FOI release

The latest briefing packs on the Scottish Government’s National Treatment Centre program. All emails and communications around the delays for the Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Lothian, Grampian, and Tayside National Treatment Centres.

FOI already published 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.25 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-12
Reference
FOI/202500455051
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Health care for transgender individuals queries: FOI release

1 - a copy of all equality impact assessments related to any policies or strategies related to or impacting health care for transgender individuals in the last 10 years. If there are not EQIAs available for all these policies, please provide any explanations as to why it was not carried out for any policies that are av...

FOI cost limit 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.30
Published
2025-03-28
Reference
FOI/202500453110
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector