Two Scottish Health Boards 'Reliant on Loans and Financially Unsustainable'

Fears NHS Ayrshire & Arran is 'on the brink of collapse' amid near £130m debt

The financial position at the Ayrshire health board has been branded 'unprecedented'.

Two health boards required multi-million-pound loans to break even, figures show

TWO health boards needed large loans from the Scottish Government to break even in the last financial year, figures show

Two Scottish health boards 'reliant on loans and financially unsustainable'

Audit Scotland highlighted serious challenges facing NHS Grampian and NHS Ayrshire and Arran

Health board facing 'unprecedented' financial challenges

Auditor General Stephen Boyle has published reports warning about the financial situation at two NHS boards.

'Unprecedented': Scottish health board facing £129 million debt

A Scottish health board with debts of £129 million is "not in a financially sustainable position", the country's auditor general has…

Health Boards Reliant On Loans & Financially Unsustainable | Dumfries & Galloway! What's Going On?

NHS Grampian and NHS Ayrshire & Arran both needed large loans from the Scottish Government to break even in the last financial year.  NHS Grampian received a £65.2 million loan in 2024/25 and is projecting a £68 million overspend in 2025/26. In May 2025, Grampian was escalated to Stage 4 of NHS Scotland’s support and intervention framework due to concerns about financial sustainability, leadership and governance, and service performance. NHS Ay…