FOI – 2024-000112 Hospital vending Machines (HTML)

Date received – 11 March 2024 | Date responded – 15 March 2024

Request

I was needing some information regarding whom would I need to speak to regarding Kiosk/Vending machines within the hospitals? I have tried the switch board and unfortunately no one knows what department to transfer me to.

We have a new business model which I think will be a great new asset to the hospitality industry and especially for the Hospital.

Response

We have now completed the search of our records and can provide you with the following information:

Under section 17 of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act, 2002 (FOISA) an organisation does not have to provide that information if it does not hold that information. NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) does not hold any information in relation to contacts for vending machines or kiosks as these are not managed by NSS. To discuss how your model might fit with Hospitals across Scotland you should contact the catering or property transaction teams at each NHS Board. These details may be available online or you can contact the individual Health Boards FOI teams to request this information.

• Ayrshire and Arran – foi@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
• Borders – foi.enquiries@borders.scot.nhs.uk
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• NHS24 – foi@nhs24.scot.nhs.uk
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• Scottish Ambulance Service – sas.foi@nhs.scot
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• Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland – mwc.enquiries@nhs.scot
• NHS Education for Scotland – foidp@nes.scot.nhs.uk
• Public Health Scotland – PHS.FOI@phs.scot
• State Hospital Board for Scotland – tsh.info@nhs.scot

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