NHS Borders is likely to need extra help from the Scottish Government again, say auditors. Photo: Helen Barrington
THERE is a “significant risk” to the financial sustainability of NHS Borders, states a report issued on the health board last year.
According to an audit report for 2019/20 – published by the health board’s external auditors, Audit Scotland, in October – NHS Borders is facing a struggle to become ‘financially balanced’.
In response, a spokesperson for NHS Borders said that evaluations on the financial situation continue, but it is likely the coronavirus pandemic will cause “a further slippage to the delivery of savings”.