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 guidanceand also in the configuration of the health service, particularly thedissolution of NHS trusts. Consequently the figures shown may...