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Statement on RAAC concrete in NES premises

Statement on RAAC concrete in NES premises

Statement on RAAC concrete in NES premises

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has been liaising with the building owners for the properties that we currently occupy, or have access to. We are determining if reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is present in any of them, and if so, what contingency plans may have to be put in place. 

Most of our buildings are used for education and training, and not for direct healthcare provision to the public.  However, we do provide some direct care in our Dental Education Centres.

We occupy some of our buildings jointly with other tenants. In some cases they will be other NHS Boards, and the assessment of the presence of RAAC will be made as part of the survey of the wider site.

Next steps
NSS Assure will be providing weekly updates to all NHS Scotland Boards on progress in working through survey schedules for all NHS Scotland premises. We will keep the following list below updated on a regular basis as properties we occupy are assessed.  Once those surveys are undertaken, there may be additional actions we need to take if RAAC identified as an issue, not least mitigations and any service contingencies required.

Status at 19 October 2023:

Site 

Address 

RAAC Survey Status 

Source of Assurance 

Aberdeen Dental Education Centre (ADEC) 

Cornhill Road, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZR 

Awaiting survey  

NSS Assure 

Forest Grove House, Aberdeen  

First Floor, Forresterhill Road, Aberdeen AB25 2ZP 

Assessed as no RAAC present  

Landlord survey confirmation 

Dundee Dental Education Centre (DDEC) 

Frankland Building, Smalls Wynd, Dundee DD1 4HN 

Assessed as no RAAC present  

Landlord survey confirmation 

Postgraduate Medical Office, Level 8, Ninewells Hospital  

Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY 

Awaiting survey  

NSS Assure 

Edinburgh Dental Education Centre (EDEC), Lauriston Building  

Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9HA 

Assessed as no RAAC present  

NSS Assure 

Westport, Edinburgh  

102 Westport, Edinburgh EH3 9DN 

Assessed as no RAAC present  

Landlord survey confirmation 

Glasgow Dental Education Centre (GDEC) 

378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ 

Awaiting survey  

NSS Assure 

2 Central Quay, Glasgow 

89 Hydepark Street, Glasgow G3 8BW 

Assessed as no RAAC present  

Landlord survey confirmation 

UHI House (formerly Centre for Health Science) 

Old Perth Road, Inverness, IV2 3JH 

Assessed as no RAAC present  

Landlord survey confirmation 

 


Contact: corpcomms@nes.scot.nhs.uk

September, 25 2023