Information on cancellations of hospital planned admissions is published annually in the NHS in Scotland Annual Report.NHS in Scotland: Cancellations Of Hospital Admissions1 By Health Board: Quarters Ending 31 March 1997 To 31 March 1999 Health Board199719981999 31Mar199730 June 199730 Sept199731 Dec199731Mar 199830 June 199830 Sept1998p31Dec1998p31 Mar1999p Argyll and Clyde231231134108201242192172222Ayrshire and Arran4449494598606741181Borders749725945674398688Dumfries and Galloway1313222622122156Fife303151238218270201152189254Forth Valley687680398857608170Grampian488340301333458489529426430Greater Glasgow2--------1,106Highland227156220139177204163162221Lanarkshire564521161154697036Lothian837501474438475510514511635Orkney1323----1-6Shetland6110321-1013Tayside288248232194263211190261285Western Isles42--2-5-4Scotland2,6521,9331,8061,6292,1632,1241,9832,0303,607p Provisional1 Cancellations made by hospital of admission of patients from the waiting list.2 Information for the quarters ending 31 March 1997 to 31 December 1998 is not available in the Greater Glasgow Health Board area.