Administration(a) The amount spent by each NHS board in each of the last five years on administration, expressed both as (i) a percentage of total budget, and (ii) per head of population was: 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 (£000) % Cost Per Head (£) (£000) % Cost Per Head (£) (£000) % Cost Per Head (£) Argyll and Clyde 4,317 1.02% 10.19 4,228 1.03% 9.98 4,388 1.01% 10.43 Ayrshire and Arran 3,185 0.88% 8.53 3,267 0.92% 8.75 2,257 0.59% 6.13 Borders 1,599 1.50% 14.96 1,636 1.61% 15.30 1,539 1.40% 14.39 Dumfries and Galloway 1,808 1.18% 12.40 1,844 1.24% 12.65 1,277 0.80% 8.64 Fife 2,862 0.92% 8.17 3,327 1.09% 9.49 2,583 0.80% 7.39 Forth Valley 2,514 0.96% 9.04 2,605 1.04% 9.37 1,888 0.70% 6.76 Grampian 4,217 0.88% 8.06 4,355 0.95% 8.32 3,456 0.69% 6.57 Glasgow 7,461 0.77% 8.25 8,043 0.85% 8.89 9,449 0.91% 10.88 Highland 2,827 1.34% 13.55 2,875 1.40% 13.78 2,824 1.27% 13.52 Lanarkshire 3,681 0.73% 6.55 3,919 0.76% 6.97 2,852 0.53% 5.16 Lothian 6,405 0.89% 8.17 6,747 0.94% 8.61 4,486 0.60% 5.76 Orkney 709 3.09% 36.40 765 3.50% 39.27 589 2.47% 30.65 Shetland 645 2.34% 28.74 619 2.29% 27.58 611 2.02% 27.82 Tayside 3,632 0.86% 9.42 4,683 1.11% 12.15 2,721 0.61% 7.00 Western Isles 1,313 3.29% 48.31 1,562 3.82% 57.47 1,446 3.23% 54.67 47,175 50,475 42,366 2003-04 2004-05 (£000) % Cost Per Head (£) (£000) % Cost Per Head (£) Argyll and Clyde 4,913 1.04% 11.78 5,588 1.06% n/a Ayrshire and Arran 2,747 0.66% 7.48 2,938 0.58% n/a Borders 1,427 1.15% 13.18 1,592 1.08% n/a Dumfries and Galloway 1,777 0.99% 12.07 1,898 0.89% n/a Fife 3,738 1.03% 10.62 4,306 1.01% n/a Forth Valley 2,165 0.75% 7.74 2,619 0.77% n/a Grampian 4,140 0.78% 7.91 3,578 0.59% n/a Glasgow 12,410 1.13% 14.32 11,721 0.92% n/a Highland 3,065 1.25% 14.66 4,858 1.60% n/a Lanarkshire 4,028 0.71% 7.28 4,380 0.66% n/a Lothian 5,010 0.54% 6.42 4,168 0.44% n/a Orkney 626 2.44% 32.42 640 2.06% n/a Shetland 641 2.02% 29.31 736 2.04% n/a Tayside 3,909 0.83% 10.11 5,162 0.94% n/a Western Isles 1,522 3.24% 58.31 2,112 3.91% n/a 52,118 56,296 AdministrationThe boards’ spending on administration costs are taken from note 6 of the published annual accounts...