Scotland’s 14 private hospitals and 15 voluntary hospices provide good overall services according to a report from the Care Commission. 

The Commission said that none of the 29 services were served with an enforcement notice in 2006/07, while of the 14 that had a requirement made of them, providers took quick action to improve in the highlighted area.

Susan Brimelow, director of healthcare regulation at the Commission said:

“Private hospitals and voluntary hospices have an important role making sure people have quick and easy access to a wide range of healthcare services, so it’s vital that the quality of this care is good and improving. This report gives people who use these services and their carers, a practical indication of the quality of care that private and voluntary healthcare services provide.

“Our role is to make sure that private healthcare services continue to provide the range and quality of services that the people of Scotland expect. We’ll continue to work with them and others to achieve this, so that the people who use their services have the best possible experience.”