Picture: Alan HendryJamie Stone has accused the Scottish Government of "sheer and unforgivable financial incompetence" over the pause on funding for healthcare construction projects. In March 2022 it was estimated that the overall Caithness redesign cost would be between £76 million and £82 million. As previously reported, the Scottish Government has described its capital funding position as "extremely challenging" and blamed the UK government. On January 22, a Scottish Government spokesperson said: “As set out in our draft budget the capital funding position is extremely challenging. “Our Infrastructure Investment Plan (2021-22 to 2025-26) identified the priority health capital projects for funding within that period.

Source: The Times February 20, 2024 07:38 UTC