(a): The following table shows numbers of invitations sent out for bowel screening, numbers of people screened and the percentage uptake in rounds 1 and 2 of the bowel screening pilot programme, by NHS board.Bowel Screening Pilot (Round 1 and 2): Invitations and Uptake, by NHS Board Health Board Total Fife Grampian Tayside Number of people invited in Round 1 (April 2000 – September 2002) 83,591 122,784 97,870 304,245 Number of people completing FOBt1 screening in Round 1 44,435 69,012 53,968 167,415 Percentage uptake of FOBt1 screening in Round 1 53.2% 56.2% 55.1% 55.0% Number of people invited in Round 22 (December 2002 – January 2005) 85,350 125,946 98,487 309,783 Number of people completing FOBt1 screening in Round 2 43,024 68,348 52,687 164,059 Percentage uptake of FOBt1 screening in Round 2 50.4% 54.3% 53.5% 53.0% Source: Scottish Bowel Screening Programme, ISD.