Health chiefs have paused recruitment for a new extra care housing development due to open in Midlothian this summer in a row over council funding.
The move came after Midlothian Integration Joint Board (IJB), which oversees health and social care services in the county, voted to reject a budget offer from the local authority which was £1.3 million short of what they expected.
The IJB annual budget is made up through grants from Midlothian Council and NHS Lothian.