The following tables show the average cost per case for a surgical inpatient and day case respectively for financial years 1998-99 to 2002-03, by NHS board.Table 1 – Inpatient Cost Per Case (£), by Health Board of Treatment and Financial Year Health Board of Treatment 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Cost per Case (£) Cost per Case (£) Cost per Case (£) Cost per Case (£) Cost per Case (£) Argyll and Clyde 1,386 1,442 1,468 1,686 1,672 Ayrshire and Arran 1,316 1,480 1,573 1,680 1,815 Borders 1,286 1,245 1,587 1,577 1,834 Dumfries and Galloway 1,193 1,182 1,376 1,377 1,645 Fife 1,359 1,529 1,597 1,706 1,803 Forth Valley 1,259 1,554 1,552 1,791 1,974 Grampian 1,542 1,524 1,704 1,872 2,004 Greater Glasgow 1,762 1,906 2,036 2,200 2,592 Highland 1,393 1,547 1,330 1,474 1,565 Lanarkshire 1,472 1,482 1,550 1,828 1,824 Lothian 2,007 1,890 1,898 2,455 2,530 Orkney 1,361 1,546 1,854 1,943 1,955 Shetland 1,603 1,708 1,868 1,551 1,640 Tayside 1,785 1,887 1,957 2,022 2,308 Western Isles 1,888 2,069 2,574 2,564 2,815 Scotland 1,608 1,681 1,762 1,972 2,152 Source: “Scottish Health Service Costs” (years ended 31 March...