Patients removed from GP practice lists 1 at the request of a GP; by NHS Board Table 1 (1999-2006) Number of patients removed 2 Year ended 31 March 4 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Argyll and Clyde 318 312 238 381 332 265 275 81 Ayrshire and Arran 404 374 352 475 519 434 483 393 Borders 7 8 8 9 10 17 15 7 Dumfries and Galloway n/a 39 25 28 34 46 26 41 Fife n/a 81 90 128 103 120 134 125 Forth Valley 201 133 138 167 198 206 192 205 Grampian 180 209 248 268 307 357 238 196 Greater Glasgow n/a n/a n/a 1 330 1 458 n/a 779 672 Highland 84 33 30 37 25 34 26 23 Lanarkshire 703 n/a 420 692 701 767 622 514 Lothian 3 745 658 493 462 410 558 360 335 Orkney 4 1 5 1 2 13 7 1 Shetland 2 - - 1 - - - - Tayside 413 147 211 204 181 238 186 153 Western Isles 3 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 Table 2 (2007-2013): Patients removed from GP practice lists 1 at the request of a GP; by NHS Board Number of patients removed 2 Year ended 31 March 4 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Ayrshire and Arran 366 379 540 419 340 583 603 Borders 2 6 3 4 11 3 10 Dumfries and Galloway 40 27 26 33 25 22 16 Fife 129 121 107 137 154 120 140 Forth Valley 167 195 192 232 195 134 189 Grampian 5 239 123 204 232 104 262 n/a Greater Glasgow and Clyde 831 795 859 961 1 063 786 938 Highland 5 27 40 39 22 23 52 n/a Lanarkshire 506 525 603 534 401 482 530 Lothian 3 279 322 311 380 357 374 463 Orkney 5 1 - 1 - - - n/a Shetland 5 - - - - - 1 n/a Tayside 5 107 106 158 152 83 202 n/a Western Isles 1 4 4 2 2 3 3 1.