The health secretary will be questioned on her handling of the NHS in Scotland after an independent report criticised the performance of the service.

Shona Robison will face MSPs following an Audit Scotland report which warned health boards will need to make "unprecedented savings" this year.

The report cautioned some health boards may not be able to balance their budgets.

Opposition leader leader Ruth Davidson has described the Scottish Government's management of the NHS as a "scandal" which has left the service in a state of "crisis".

Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale described the report as a "grim diagnosis".

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the NHS faces challenges but claimed the SNP has made improvements since taking power in 2007 and Scotland is "performing well compared with other parts of the UK".

Audit Scotland's annual check-up on the financial performance of the health service found factors such as rising costs, staffing difficulties and ambitious savings targets are piling pressure on the NHS.

Boards are also struggling to meet the majority of key national targets in areas such as waiting times and the major shift in care from hospitals to the community has not happened.

In 2015/16, the total health budget was £12.2bn, accounting for 40% of the Scottish Government's budget.

Despite a 2.7% rise in real terms from the previous year, Audit Scotland found the funding is not keeping up with growing demand and the needs of an ageing population.

Auditor general Caroline Gardner said: "The Scottish Government has had a policy to shift the balance of care for over a decade but despite multiple strategies for reform, NHS funding has not changed course.

"Before that shift can occur, there needs to be a clear and detailed plan for change, setting out what the future of the NHS looks like, what it will cost to deliver and the workforce numbers and skills needed to make it a reality."

Last week, Robison echoed the First Minister's highlighting of improvements and added that the government had a strategy to reform how services are delivered.