The Caithness Business Index has posted the following article:

Private procedures in central belt draining health spend across the region

[IMG][/IMG] Highlands and Islands Labour MSP David Stewart has criticised the £50million spent last year across Scotland on private operations through the NHS. Mr Stewart points out Glasgow & Clyde sent 22,772 patients at the cost of £24,616,905 for private ops, while Grampian sent 1491 with a bill of £7,886,000. [Read Full Article]