Prior to 1997-98, the requested information was not collected nationally by NHS trust.NHSScotland - Average Available Staffed Beds1; by Health Board: Years Ending 31 March 1993-97 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Scotland 47 556 45 263 43 587 41 789 39 668 Argyll and Clyde 3,964 3,749 3,610 3,529 3,479 Ayrshire and Arran 2,806 2,692 2,575 2,408 2,259 Borders 867 845 822 807 781 Dumfries and Galloway 1,316 1,287 1,226 1,183 1,105 Fife 2,666 2,577 2,455 2,322 2,228 Forth Valley 2,669 2,598 2,504 2,349 2,260 Grampian 4,959 4,661 4,443 4,304 4,135 Greater Glasgow 10,205 9,689 9,212 8,760 8,256 Highland 1,857 1,735 1,688 1,624 1,497 Lanarkshire 4,464 4,307 4,112 3,994 3,882 Lothian 6,985 6,558 6,532 6,253 5,717 Orkney 152 152 150 150 153 Shetland 143 142 137 136 127 Tayside 4,257 4,005 3,857 3,720 3,557 Western Isles 246 266 265 250 232 Note: 1...