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Question reference: S7W-03160

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 23 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Scotland Assure has received, reviewed or approved any technical derogations from, or deviations to, the ventilation standards set out in SHTM 03-01 in relation to the open-plan treatment spaces within the ANCHOR Centre or the Baird Family Hospital and, if so, whether they were based on historical environmental data from older NHS facilities.

NHS Scotland Assure is not responsible for approving derogations on a project; this is the responsibility of the NHS Board.

NHS Assure has been involved in the review of proposals relating to ventilation arrangements within the open-plan treatment area of the ANCHOR Centre as part of its wider assurance role on the project.

The relevant assurance work remains subject to ongoing review and consideration of operational controls, standard operating procedures, risk assessments and supporting evidence. The Scottish Government understands that no final assurance conclusion has yet been reached through the current process.