The article reports that taxpayers could face a £170 million bill to repair an SNP-era hospital linked to what it describes as the UK’s worst hospital-infections scandal. The spending matters because it would add a major public cost to longstanding concerns over the hospital’s safety, construction and management.

The provided text contains no further reporting beyond the headline, so it does not identify the hospital, the repairs required or the infections involved. Its central claim is that remedial work is expected to be funded by taxpayers and cost about £170 million.