NHS Grampian submits plan to tackle £45m deficit

NHS Grampian has submitted a recovery plan to the Scottish government in a bid to ease its financial crisis.

The health board said in April a plan was needed to reduce a £45m deficit forecast for next year.

Since then, NHS Grampian has been escalated to stage four out of five on NHS Scotland's National Performance Framework.

The stage warns of "significant risks" to a health board's delivery, quality, financial performance or safety.