National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

67 Reports on extent of facilities for private patients

(1) There shall be prepared by the Secretary of State on the matters mentioned in subsection (2), an annual report relating to Scotland, and he shall lay a copy of every report under this section before each House of Parliament.

(2) The matters referred to under subsection (1) are—

(a) the accommodation and services at health service hospitals which in the period covered by the report were available for use in connection with the treatment of private patients by virtue of authorisations under sections 57(1) and 58(1);

(b) the extent to which " the section 50 power " (as defined in section 51(1)) was exercised in that period;

(c) the extent to which the powers to which section 54 applies were exercised in that period otherwise than by way of affording persons admission or access to accommodation or services at health service hospitals as resident or non-resident private patients; and

(d) the extent to which progress has been made in implementing the common waiting-lists referred to in section 6 of the [1976 c. 83.] Health Services Act 1976, and in section 68.