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Arran

American

[ar-uhn] / ˈær ən /

noun

an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).

Arran British

/ ˈærən /

noun

an island off the SW coast of Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. Pop: 5045 (2001). Area: 427 sq km (165 sq miles)

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NHS Ayrshire and Arran has outstanding loans totalling £129.9m, the highest amount across the NHS in Scotland.

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The Scottish government had rejected NHS Ayrshire & Arran's proposed savings plan on the grounds that the forecast for 2025/26 did not demonstrate "sufficient improvement" in the board's financial position.

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He said: "It's appalling that health boards have been driven into crippling debt and are reliant on huge bailouts just to stay afloat. Grampian and Ayrshire & Arran are just the most extreme examples of a crisis facing all our health boards."

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Auditor General Stephen Boyle said there was "no evidence that NHS Ayrshire and Arran can achieve financial sustainability" after it needed a £51.4m loan in 2024/25 to break even.

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The same engines are used by MV Isle of Arran, MV Caledonian Isles, MV Lord of the Isles and MV Isle of Mull - ships which are still part of the CalMac fleet despite being well beyond their expected service life.

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