Powys Teaching Health Board ended the 2025/2026 financial year with a £33.275m overspend and an underlying deficit of £45.1m.

At meeting on 20 May, health board members received a draft report on how the budget for 2025/2026 finished at the end of March.

The deficit is £4.963m more than the £28.312m deficit budget that had been expected by the Welsh Government.

In March 2025, the board had agreed a budget plan with a deficit of £38.4m – but in May this was knocked down to £28.3m by the Welsh Government.

The figures mean that during 2025/2026 the health board has spent £516.135m – when it’s total income was £482.86m.