Health and social care partnership face £17m overspend

To bridge the gap, the partnership has requested an additional £10.9m in funding.

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Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership (ACHSCP) are facing an almost £17 million overspend this year.

To bridge the gap, an additional £10.9m in funding has been requested from NHS Grampian and Aberdeen City Council.

A further £6.1m was taken from the ACHSCP’s uncommitted reserves, which are now empty.

A report by the Intergration Joint Board (IJB), which oversees the partnership, outlined several reasons for the overspend.

Pay inflation, the rise in employer National Insurance, and increased prescription and services costs were all highlighted as pressures on the ACHSCP.

The partnership aims to save £14.4m next year by raising charges for services and re-evaluating staffing and facilities.

An ACHSCP spokesperson said: “The 2025/26 budget report to next Tuesday’s Integration Joint Board meeting details the overspend for 2024/25.

“The Aberdeen board, like all others in Scotland, is under enormous financial strain as it strives to cope with Inflationary pressures, rising costs, increasing demand and the ever-growing complexity of the cases we deal with.

“There will be a real commitment by the IJB to drive the essential work needed to make savings over the coming financial year, with an unrelenting focus on bringing greater efficiency and innovation to bear upon the delivery of our health and care services.

“Achieving these savings will be closely managed to ensure we deliver essential frontline services for those who need them most.”