Years Ended 31 March 1997–2006P NHS Board Year Ended 31 March 1997 Year Ended 31 March 1998 Year Ended 31 March 1999 Year Ended 31 March 2000 Year Ended 31 March 2001 Argyll and Clyde 13,002 13,895 13,830 14,025 13,935 Ayrshire and Arran 9,408 10,114 9,986 10,786 10,711 Borders 1,639 1,550 1,492 1,734 1,666 Dumfries and Galloway 2,079 2,178 2,191 2,222 2,343 Fife 8,959 9,522 9,679 9,817 9,970 Forth Valley 6,572 6,635 7,178 6,771 6,930 Grampian 8,826 8,129 8,510 9,264 9,900 Greater Glasgow 43,849 44,260 45,109 45,866 42,515 Highland 3,336 3,516 3,570 3,966 3,859 Lanarkshire 17,511 19,544 19,155 20,108 19,276 Lothian 20,084 20,773 21,975 22,948 23,001 Orkney Islands 77 88 110 129 148 Shetland Islands 238 214 275 210 243 Tayside 10,949 12,465 13,025 13,970 13,739 Western Isles 424 465 472 497 558 NHSScotland 146,953 153,348 156,557 162,313 158,794 NHS Board Year Ended 31 March 2002 Year Ended 31 March 2003 Year Ended 31 March 2004 Year Ended 31 March 2005 Year Ended 31 March 2006P Argyll and Clyde 14,458 14,885 15,017 13,486 12,224 Ayrshire and Arran 11,853 12,297 12,018 11,885 10,689 Borders 1,705 1,895 2,046 1,989 1,693 Dumfries and Galloway 2,410 2,362 2,332 2,231 1,807 Fife 10,069 9,894 10,500 10,690 9,706 Forth Valley 7,301 6,811 7,287 7,004 3,973 Grampian 10,335 9,858 9,443 8,775 8,618 Greater Glasgow 47,839 49,275 45,862 39,731 38,795 Highland 3,756 3,877 4,177 3,898 4,154 Lanarkshire 19,770 21,777 19,816 17,673 15,254 Lothian 22,513 21,993 21,674 21,179 19,654 Orkney Islands 171 180 175 153 188 Shetland Islands 197 275 339 393 359 Tayside 13,974 13,215 12,816 13,295 8,791 Western Isles 573 674 564 717 695 NHSScotland 166,924 169,268 164,066 153,099 136,600 PProvisional.Source: ISD Scotland...