'OUTRAGEOUS' RAID ON NHS

SNP government accused of robbing medics & social care services as they struggle for resources

- PAUL HUTCHEON

SNP ministers have been accused of an "outrageous raid" on health and social care funding after clawing back £331million.

The Covid reserves cash will be "returned to the Scottish Government despite a funding crisis in the sector.

Labour MSP Jackie Baillie blasted: "The Government must drop these reckless plans to reduce health board budgets and let local health and social care bodies use this funding to deliver the social care services we desperately need."

As revealed by the Record in October, a senior health official wrote to Integration Joint Boards about their "surplus Covid reserves".

IJBS, which include councillors and NHS officials, commission health and social care services.