When people do need treatment, the Executive and NHS are committed to delivering more of it closer to home inlocal communities.Theinformation requested on the number of inpatient and day case episodes, and newand return outpatient attendances is shown in Table 1.Table1: Number of In-patient and Day Case Episodes, and New and Return Out-patient Attendancesin NHS Grampian Board of Treatment for Years Ending 31 March 2000 to 2006 Year Ending 31 March: In-patients Day Cases New Out-patients Return Out-patients 2000 105,003 26,354 152,533 303,541 2001 103,044 27,314 151,036 301,978 2002 102,745 23,526 146,683 295,771 2003 103,695 18,797 146,780 283,893 2004 110,499 18,360 143,901 293,752 2005 105,711 18,783 120,785 277,178 2006 108,108 19,333 128,942 259,098 Source: ISD(S)1.Inaddition, hospital activity is undertaken at nurse-led clinics.