The annual NHS staff costs over the last five years for each NHS board, expressed also as a percentage of each board’s total budget, was as follows:NHS Boards: 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Staff Costs (£000) % of Budget Staff Costs (£000) % of Budget Staff Costs (£000) % of Budget Argyll and Clyde 196,389 46% 210,323 51% 232,522 53% Ayrshire and Arran 160,343 45% 170,860 48% 187,936 49% Borders 51,103 48% 53,541 53% 58,083 53% Dumfries and Galloway 72,928 48% 75,442 51% 80,803 51% Fife 135,664 43% 142,386 47% 159,195 49% Forth Valley 121,359 46% 128,107 51% 137,829 51% Grampian 246,319 51% 259,194 56% 285,639 57% Glasgow 548,569 56% 582,413 61% 649,892 63% Highland 103,652 49% 112,585 55% 125,626 57% Lanarkshire 206,465 41% 220,507 43% 241,024 45% Lothian 402,324 56% 427,897 60% 471,172 63% Orkney 8,781 38% 9,564 44% 10,982 46% Shetland 10,112 37% 10,818 40% 11,633 39% Tayside 240,117 57% 250,924 59% 276,133 62% Western Isles 16,365 41% 17,318 42% 20,165 45% Total 2,520,490 2,671,879 2,948,634 2003-04 2004-05 Staff Costs (£000) % of Budget Staff Costs (£000) % of Budget Argyll and Clyde 250,193 53% 283,828 54% Ayrshire and Arran 205,796 49% 237,057 47% Borders 65,828 53% 73,650 50% Dumfries and Galloway 87,744 49% 102,464 48% Fife 172,915 48% 203,255 48% Forth Valley 155,002 54% 172,447 51% Grampian 312,267 59% 356,959 59% Glasgow 733,215 67% 815,872 64% Highland 140,083 57% 168,059 55% Lanarkshire 264,719 47% 304,685 46% Lothian 522,475 57% 588,316 62% Orkney 11,446 45% 14,680 47% Shetland 12,775 40% 16,366 45% Tayside 306,683 65% 344,777 63% Western Isles 21,673 46% 25,179 47% Total 3,262,814 3,707,594 NHS Special Health Boards 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Staff Costs (£000) % of Budget Staff Costs (£000) % of Budget Staff Costs (£000) % of Budget Golden Jubilee - - 11,429 67% NHS Health Scotland...