text: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon boasted tonight how a brand-new £1billion hospital in Glasgow had been 'entirely funded' by Scottish taxpayers. Ms Sturgeon said the state-of-the-art South Glasgow University Hospital – which opened today complete with a fleet of robots delivering linen, a children's cinema and helicopter landing pad – proved the SNP's commitment to the NHS. But Ukip said the hospital had been funded with English taxpayers' money 'shovelled' to Holyrood – despite gaping holes in hospital funding south of the border. Scroll down for video . South Glasgow University Hospital opened today complete with a fleet of robots delivering linen, a children's cinema and helicopter landing pad . The UK's newest hospital has been nicknamed the 'Death Star' by locals because of its giant 14-storey star-shaped design, topped by a landing pad for aircraft . The striking atrium reaches up the entire height of the building, which replaces four ageing hospitals across Glasgow, some of which date back to Victorian times . The hospital has an interactive display for children developed with the Glasgow Science Centre . The former head of the NHS Sir David Nicholson delivered a stark warning earlier this month over the black hole in hospital finances. Sir David said there was a 'substantial financial problem' at the heart of the NHS and claimed the financial peril it faces will soon be 'crystal clear'. The NHS will not publish this year's accounts until after the UK general election on May 7. But by December 2014, more than two out of three NHS hospitals were in the red. Last year, nineteen NHS trusts were referred to ministers after auditors raised concerns about their financial health. One of those referred was Hinchingbrooke, which is the first hospital trust to be run by a private firm, Circle. Despite the growing crisis in funding for NHS England, the SNP has demanded even more cash for Scotland. Dr David Stewart, the medical director for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, said the South Glasgow University Hospital 'allows us to truly bring healthcare into the 21st Century' SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has claimed the amazing building proves her party's commitment to the NHS . There are self-service check-in machines and nearly all of the 1,100 beds have their own room, with an en-suite bathroom and views out over the city . The super hospital has a cinema and a roof garden in the children's wing and is the latest to be built in the UK . The building's full 14-storeys can be appreciated as soon as patients, visitors and staff enter the atrium . The hospital cost £842m but the medical equipment inside has brought the final total closer to £1billion . Public funding north of the border is typically 20 per cent higher than in England – with Scots receiving an extra £1,200 on their health care alone. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, appearing on BBC Newsnight tonight, defended the scale of public funding north of the border - and vowed to push for even more . Last year, nineteen NHS trusts were referred to ministers after auditors raised concerns about their financial health. One of those referred was Hinchingbrooke, which is the first hospital trust to be run by a private firm, Circle . Public funding north of the border is typically 20 per cent higher  than in England – with Scots receiving an extra £1,200 on their health care alone. The average public spending per person in the UK is just under £9,000 – but only £8,700 in England. This compares with some £10,275 in Scotland. Wales, meanwhile, receives £10,000 – while Northern Ireland gets £11,000, the highest across the UK. Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire was the first NHS hospital to be taken over by private management in 2012. It entered into an agreement with Circle, an organisation of private healthcare consultants, after facing closure. But in January bosses announced the hospital was to return to NHS management after a Care Quality Commission report deemed it 'inadequate'. It was placed into special measures alongside 19 of the country's most crisis-hit facilities as a result of the inspection. But insiders expressed concern the inspection was the product of Labour supporters trying to negatively portray the privatisation of the NHS. The Mail repeatedly highlighted concerns by MPs and doctors that the inspection was flawed and a sabotage attempt by those opposed to privatisation. One of the inspectors was a member of the campaign group Keep Our NHS Public while another was a senior figure in the British Medical Association, the doctors' trade union, who had previously spoken out about the dangers of private firms' involvement in the NHS. Since the initial report the hospital's status has been upgraded to 'Requires Improvement'. Following Circle's announcement that it had withdrawn from the contract it was returned to NHS management. Scotland is guaranteed extra public funding by the controversial Barnett formula used by the Treasury to dole out taxpayers' money around the UK. Despite receiving thousands of pounds more per person already, Ms Sturgeon this morning vowed to use any influence after the election to push for more even public spending in Scotland. The SNP manifesto also calls for even more health spending over the next five years – vowing to wring out an extra £9.5billion from UK taxpayers every year by 2020. This would mean a total increase for Scotland's NHS of £2billion. Ms Sturgeon this afternoon defended the level of health spending north of the border – by pointing to the new Glasgow super hospital. The South Glasgow University Hospital – the UK's newest hospital – has been nicknamed the 'Death Star' by locals because of its giant 14-storey star-shaped design, topped by a landing pad for aircraft. The hospital cost £842m but the medical equipment inside has brought the final total closer to £1billion. There are self-service check-in machines, and nearly all of the 1,100 beds have their own room, while a fleet of robots deliver linen and other goods via a network of underground tunnels. The hospital replaces four ageing hospitals across Glasgow, some of which date back to Victorian times. Dr David Stewart, the medical director for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the hospital 'allows us to truly bring healthcare into the 21st Century'. But a Ukip spokesman told MailOnline the hospital has been built using English money. He said the people of Glasgow were 'very lucky to have their new hospital'. But he added: 'The people of England and Wales should be proud of the contributions they have made to it, while not funding their own public services to the same degree'. It comes after Nigel Farage used the 'challengers' TV debates to attack the Barnett formula used for dishing out cash around the UK. He said: 'We've had enough of shovelling all that money over Hadrian's Wall.' It also comes amid growing pressure on English hospitals' finances, amid warnings of a financial 'black hole'. Former NHS chief Sir David Nicholson said there was a 'substantial financial problem' at the heart of the NHS and claimed the financial peril it faces will soon be 'crystal clear'
target: A new £1bn super hospital in Glasgow opened its doors to patients today .
  The state-of-the-art building includes a children's cinema and robots .
  Nicola Sturgeon said it had been 'entirely funded' by Scottish taxpayers .
  But Scotland gets £1,200 more per head spent on health than England .
  This is funded by Barnett formula guaranteeing extra spending in Scotland .