NHS Scotland health boards spend £100m on maintenance in a year

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Jackie Baillie,Scottish Labour,Scottish National Party

EXCLUSIVE: The spend was up from £88m in 2019/20 - a 7.5 per cent rise in just three years.

Thirteen of the 14 Scottish health boards spent a combined £99,705,774 on maintenance in 2022/23.Labour said it was was "deeply concerning that NHS maintenance costs are spiralling" and accused the Scottish Government of using a "sticking plaster approach".The Lib Dems said the Scottish Government must "ensure that health boards have the resources they need to invest in their facilities, not just patch up problems as they come along.

The maintenance costs in Shetland more than doubled from £270k in 2019/20 to £660k three years later.NHS Tayside was not included in the data. "A Scottish Labour government will streamline the number of NHS boards and transform our NHS into a modern service for patients and staff that is based in communities and fit for the future.”"Nurses and doctors don't want to be treating patients in dangerous and outdated conditions.

 

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