Funding confirmed for NHS in the north and north east
NHS Highland to receive an additional ÂŁ27.5m with Grampian getting ÂŁ55m
Health Secretary Shona Robison has detailed funding plans for 2016-17 with NHS Highland seeing a 5% increase and NHS Grampian receiving 6.6% more.
Highland's overall budget now stretches to ÂŁ577.5 million with NHS Grampian a total ÂŁ882.3 million.
Grampian includes a ÂŁ23 million investment in social care - to Highland's ÂŁ15.3 million - as part of the ÂŁ250 million committed by the deputy first minister as part of the 2016-17 settlement.
This comes as Scotland's total healthcare spending reached almost ÂŁ13bn for the first time ever.
Speaking to MFR News from NHS Highland was their Director of Finance Nick Kenton:-