Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, pictured, has warned of the risks to cross-border healthcare in the event of a Yes vote in the referendum A vote for independence would create a 'Hadrian's Wall of health' between England and Scotland, the medical director of NHS England warns today. Writing exclusively in today's Mail, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh warns of the risks to cross-border healthcare - with 44,000 Scottish patients treated in England last year alone. In a separate warning, Scotland's struggling NHS is facing devastating cutbacks of £450million under the SNP, an explosive secret dossier has revealed. The confidential paper seen by the Scottish Daily Mail, kept under wraps in the run-up to the referendum, shows that health board chiefs are preparing to make huge savings in 2015 and 2016.
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Yes vote would create barrier between between England and Scotland
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Claim made by medical director of NHS England Professor Sir Bruce Keogh
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Report shows Scotland's struggling NHS faces £450m cutbacks under SNP
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Gordon Brown accuses SNP of 'perpetrating a lie' about the health service
Now, a document released to the Mail shows how Scotland's @placeholder chiefs discussed 'significant challenges' and further cutbacks at a meeting on August 6.