Data are available from 2021-22 onwards and include provisional data for 2025-26.NHS Board2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26pAyrshire & Arran1,2141,3691,4891,3981,324Borders224237245249219Dumfries & Galloway381453448534491Fife9288851,1391,1591,140Forth Valley695724756718738Grampian9201,0381,093984991Greater Glasgow & Clyde3,5424,0693,8913,9293,799Highland545696643697617Lanarkshire2,2202,3662,5382,3592,397Lothian1,6521,4771,6851,5901,513Orkney2540333329Shetland1535262318Tayside9629721,0701,1371,062Western Isles7665646056Scotland13,40314,42515,12014,87014,394Table 1: Number of hospital admissions with COPD recorded as the main diagnosis, by NHS Board of residence, Scotland, 2021/22 to 2025/26 (provisional).