The figures for Tayside NHS Board show that the average out-patient can now expect to wait 72 days for an appointment—17 days longer than last quarter, 22 days longer than last year, and 26 days longer than in 1999. For in-patients the picture is no better, with average waiting times of 61 days—18 days longer than last quarter, 16 days longer than last year, and 26 days longer than in 1999.