NHS Board 2001-02 2002-03 Admin Costs % of Budget £ per head of pop Admin Costs % of Budget £ per head of pop £000s % £ £000s % £ Argyll and Clyde 4,228 1.0% 10.0 4,388 1.0% 10.4 Ayrshire and Arran 3,267 0.9% 8.7 2,257 0.6% 6.1 Borders 1,636 1.6% 15.3 1,539 1.4% 14.4 Dumfries and Galloway 1,844 1.2% 12.6 1,277 0.8% 8.6 Fife 3,327 1.1% 9.5 2,583 0.8% 7.4 Forth Valley 2,605 1.0% 9.4 1,888 0.7% 6.8 Grampian 4,355 0.9% 8.3 3,456 0.7% 6.6 Greater Glasgow 8,043 0.8% 8.9 9,449 0.9% 10.9 Highland 2,875 1.4% 13.8 2,824 1.3% 13.5 Lanarkshire 3,919 0.8% 7.0 2,852 0.5% 5.2 Lothian 6,747 0.9% 8.6 4,486 0.6% 5.8 Orkney 765 3.5% 39.3 589 2.5% 30.6 Shetland 619 2.3% 27.6 611 2.0% 27.8 Tayside 4,683 1.1% 12.1 2,721 0.6% 7.0 Western Isles 1,562 3.8% 57.5 1,446 3.2% 54.7 Total 50,475 42,366 NHS Board 2003-04 2004-05 Admin Costs % of Budget £ per head of pop Admin Costs % of Budget £ per head of pop £000s % £ £000s % £ Argyll and Clyde 4,913 1.0% 11.8 5,588 1.1% 13.4 Ayrshire and Arran 2,747 0.7% 7.5 2,938 0.6% 8.0 Borders 1,427 1.1% 13.2 1,592 1.1% 14.6 Dumfries and Galloway 1,777 1.0% 12.1 1,898 0.9% 12.8 Fife 3,738 1.0% 10.6 4,306 1.0% 12.1 Forth Valley 2,165 0.7% 7.7 2,619 0.8% 9.3 Grampian 4,140 0.8% 7.9 3,578 0.6% 6.8 Greater Glasgow 12,410 1.1% 14.3 11,721 0.9% 13.5 Highland 3,065 1.3% 14.7 4,858 1.6% 23.0 Lanarkshire 4,028 0.7% 7.3 4,380 0.7% 7.9 Lothian 5,010 0.5% 6.4 4,168 0.4% 5.3 Orkney 626 2.4% 32.4 640 2.1% 32.8 Shetland 641 2.0% 29.3 736 2.0% 33.5 Tayside 3,909 0.8% 10.1 5,162 0.9% 13.3 Western Isles 1,522 3.2% 58.3 2,112 3.9% 80.4 Total 52,118 56,296 NHS Board 2005-06 Admin Costs % of Budget £ per head of pop £000s % £ Argyll and Clyde 5,255 0.9% 12.7 Ayrshire and Arran 3,565 0.6% 9.7 Borders 1,697 1.1% 15.5 Dumfries and Galloway 2,063 0.9% 13.9 Fife 3,813 0.8% 10.7 Forth Valley 2,638 0.7% 9.3 Grampian 3,850 0.6% 7.3 Greater Glasgow 11,137 0.8% 12.8 Highland 4,529 1.4% 21.2 Lanarkshire 11,564 1.6% 20.8 Lothian 7,920 0.8% 10.0 Orkney 777 2.2% 39.7 Shetland 804 2.1% 36.5 Tayside 5,591 1.0% 14.3 Western Isles 2,257 7.4% 85.6 Total 67,460 AdministrationThe boards’ spending onadministration costs are taken from note 6 of the published Annual Accountsfor each respective financial year.The definition of administrationexpenditure has changed over the period due to changes in accounting...