Question reference: S3W-04466
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 19 September 2007
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Current status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 September 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has given to NHS boards on whether it is acceptable to fine outpatients whose hospital car parking tickets have expired as a result of treatment taking longer than anticipated or appointments being delayed.
Answer
The ScottishGovernment has issued no guidance to NHS boards on the issuing of fines to out-patientsor any other hospital car park user. The management of hospital car parks is alocal matter for NHS boards, in line with current guidance issued by theprevious administration earlier this year which the Scottish Government is reviewing. Iannounced the review on 14 September 2007 and Ianticipate that the review group will report back to me by the end of November.