The number of patients awaiting hospital admission for in-patient and day case treatment on 30 September 2000, by specialty and by Health Board area of residence, is provided in the table.NHSScotland: Number of Patients1 Waiting for Admission to Hospital for In-Patient and Day Case Treatment on 30 September 2000, by Specialty and by Health Board of Residence All AreasArgyll & ClydeAyrshire & ArranBordersDumfries & GallowayAll Specialties 86,540 7,385 7,610 1,468 2,372Acute Surgical 75,837 6,433 6,561 1,225 2,164General Surgical (total) 23,569 2,407 2,346 370 727Accident & Emergency 36 - 35 - -Anaesthetics 140 - - 2 -Cardiothoracic Surgery (total) 1,165 60 95 17 32Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) 6,812 510 313 150 213Neurosurgery 389 21 8 5 7Ophthalmology 9,754 821 909 146 386Orthopaedics 13,908 1,119 1,132 322 366Plastic Surgery 5,484 529 287 56 41Surgical Paediatrics 1,588 130 23 41 18Urology 8,325 416 1,193 38 144Gynaecology 4,667 420 220 78 230Acute Medical 8,388 851 772 180 103General Medicine 2,960 575 515 154 22Cardiology 1,801 138 197 15 66Dermatology 143 82 6 - 8Endocrinology & Diabetes 21 - - - -Gastroenterology 2,691 2 1 9 3Homoeopathy 28 2 2 - -Medical Oncology 23 - - - -Medical Paediatrics 135 8 11 - 2Nephrology 31 2 - - -Neurology 413 31 28 2 2Palliative Medicine 6 - - - -Rehabilitation Medicine 32 - 6 - -Respiratory Medicine 50 5 2 - -Rheumatology 38 3 4 - -Haematology 16 3 - - -Dental 2,112 91 251 57 96Community Dental Practice 23 4 - - -Oral Surgery 1,988 81 249 57 96Oral Medicine 9 - - - -Paediatric Dentistry 92 6 2 - -GP other than Obstetrics 28 - - - -Geriatric Medicine 72 5 - - -Psychiatric 49 4 26 - -General Psychiatry (Mental Illness) 29 3 26 - -Child Psychiatry 3 - - - -Adolescent Psychiatry 3 - - - -Psychiatry of Old Age 14 1 - - - -Radiology Specialties 54 1 - 6 9Diagnostic Radiology 2 1 - - -Clinical Oncology 52 - - 6 91 Patients on the In-Patient/Day Case Waiting List (including patients with a guarantee exception code...