Health chiefs in Argyll and Bute have placed a ban on all non-essential expenditure amid fears that their overspend could reach more than £5million.
The integration joint board (IJB) which oversees the work of Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) was due to discuss its financial position on Wednesday January 30.
Papers for the meeting revealed the forecast overspend for the 2018/19 financial year is £4.3m – a £300,000 increase on the prediction which was reported at the board’s previous meeting in November.