Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board has approved a budget of more than �700 million for the next financial year, including �6.7m devoted to new medicines.
At its meeting on 25 March, the Board also received the financial management report for 2012/13, which showed that the Board would live within its budget for the financial year just ended.
The Board welcomed the range of service developments which will be funded in 2013/14 to improve services for the people of Ayrshire and Arran.
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