Some of the patients admitted as an in-patient or a day case will have been admitted without a preceding out-patient attendance.Figures for new out-patient attendances in each year do not necessarily equate to the elective in-patient and day case figures for the same year because, for example, a patient seen as a new out-patient in year ending March 2000 may not become an elective in-patient or day case admission until the year ending March 2001.Table 1NHSScotland: New Out-patient Attendances in Acute Specialties1,2,3,4,5 and Elective In-patients and Day Cases6,7,8 by NHS Board of Residence Years Ending 31 March: 2000-02PNHS Board (Residence)Financial Years1999-20002000-012001-02PScotlandNew out-patient attendances during year915,931895,282861,106Elective in-patients8 during year209,876201,764190,919Day cases8 during year396,952406,093381,529Argyll and ClydeNew out-patient attendances during year 75,775 74,929 55,389Elective in-patients8 during year 20,275 19,767 19,255Day cases8 during year 30,164 31,200 32,720Ayrshire and ArranNew out-patient attendances during year 66,600 64,027 62,367Elective in-patients8 during year 15,418 15,050 14,262Day cases8 during year 33,721 36,414 35,211BordersNew out-patient attendances during year 19,093 18,650 19,629Elective in-patients8 during year 4,183 3,665 3,490Day cases8 during year 8,228 8,748 8,565Dumfries and GallowayNew out-patient attendances during year 23,508 23,427 22,799Elective in-patients8 during year 6,296 6,119 5,187Day cases8 during year 11,998 12,322 10,677FifeNew out-patient attendances during year 62,194 60,407 59,772Elective in-patients8 during year 12,814 13,350 11,690Day cases8 during year 35,124 36,865 34,107Forth ValleyNew out-patient attendances during year 46,550 45,597 45,480Elective in-patients8 during year 9,367 9,498 9,307Day cases8 during year 20,155 22,799 24,906GrampianNew out-patient attendances during year 81,287 77,328 76,396Elective in-patients8 during year 24,923 22,681 21,732Day cases8 during year 28,059 28,911 24,851Greater GlasgowNew out-patient attendances during year180,270182,644175,717Elective in-patients8 during year 38,373 38,630 37,435Day cases8 during year 68,908 71,325 69,766HighlandNew out-patient attendances during year 39,249 37,474 37,769Elective in-patients8 during year 10,706 10,164 9,697Day cases8 during year 11,921 12,383 12,642LanarkshireNew out-patient attendances during year 97,020 95,182 88,429Elective in-patients8 during year 23,130 21,587 20,654Day cases8 during year 52,072 48,365 47,539LothianNew out-patient attendances during year137,014133,102134,950Elective in-patients8 during year 23,535 21,584 19,988Day cases8 during year 62,342 61,253 52,813OrkneyNew out-patient attendances during year 2,679 2,607 2,037Elective in-patients8 during year 1,019 1,089 1,111Day cases8 during year 717 963 885ShetlandNew out-patient attendances during year 3,847 3,907 3,992Elective in-patients8 during year 1,412 1,322 1,332Day cases8 during year 1,281 1,219 1,400TaysideNew out-patient attendances during year 76,015 71,229 71,317Elective in-patients8 during year 16,416 15,224 13,755Day cases8 during year 30,605 31,553 23,537Western IslesNew out-patient attendances during year 4,830 4,772 5,063Elective in-patients8 during year 2,009 2,034 2,024Day cases8 during year 1,657 1,773 1,910Notes:1.