The provisional number of out-patientprocedures recorded in NHS Forth Valley in the year ended 31 March 2006was 3,322.Table 2: Total Number ofProcedures Performed in Acute Specialties in NHS Forth Valley Boardof Treatment for Years Ending 31 March 2000 to 2006 Year Ending 31 March: In-Patients Day Cases1 2000 15,736 17,953 2001 16,111 20,150 2002 18,901 22,595 2003 24,169 21,871 2004 22,000 11,405 2005 21,300 10,283 2006P 19,333 9,412 PProvisional.Source: SMR01.Note: 1.