FOI – 2024-000424 Toilet Paper (HTML)

Date received – 20 December 2024 | Date responded – 10 January 2025

Request

Could you please let me know me total expenditure by NHS Scotland on toilet paper during the most recent year for which data is available, along with the total number of individual toilet rolls purchased?

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 it. NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) does not hold information on behalf of NHS Scotland; therefore, we can only provide a response from an NSS perspective.

Under Section 33(1)(b) of FOISA, an organisation does not require to provide information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially the commercial interests of any person (including, without prejudice to that generality, a Scottish public authority). As such, any information relating to quantities is being withheld as it is commercially sensitive. This is due to there being an active tender for this commodity.

What we can provide you with is the total amount that NSS has spent on toilet paper for the financial year April 2023 - March 2024.

Total spend on toilet paper - £1,674,853

NSS does not hold information on behalf of the other Health Boards within NHS Scotland. Therefore, you may wish to contact the individual Health Boards for further information. Addresses are listed below:

• Ayrshire and Arran – foi@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
• Borders – foi.enquiries@borders.scot.nhs.uk
• Dumfries and Galloway – dg.feedback2@nhs.scot
• Fife – fife.foirequestfife@nhs.scot
• Forth Valley – fv.freedomofinformation@nhs.scot
• Grampian – gram.foi@nhs.scot
• Greater Glasgow & Clyde – foi@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
• Highland – nhsh.foirequestshighland@nhs.scot
• Lanarkshire – foi@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
• Lothian – foi@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
• Orkney – ORK.FOIrequests@nhs.scot
• Shetland – shet.foi@nhs.scot
• Tayside – tay.informationgovernance@nhs.scot
• Western Isles – wi.foi-requests@nhs.scot
• NHS24 – foi@nhs24.scot.nhs.uk
• NHS National Waiting Times Centre – FOI@gjnh.scot.nhs.uk
• Scottish Ambulance Service – sas.foi@nhs.scot
• Healthcare improvement Scotland – his.foi@nhs.scot
• 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

I trust you will find the information of assistance and if you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. ​ If you are unhappy with any aspect of how we have dealt with your request, you can make representations to us asking us to review the handling of your request. ​ If you require any further information, please contact the Associate Director Governance and Board Services (Board Secretary) within 40 working days of the date of this correspondence. ​

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