Recent NHS data shows that millions of pounds could have been wasted due to people missing appointments. In the year leading up to April 2022, 259,731 GP slots were not attended in Nottinghamshire, across the county this equates to 4% of appointments made, which is the same as one in every 25 people not showing up to an appointment.
Whilst 5,646,009 appointments were attended across Nottinghamshire, a further 220,431 appointments had no records made regarding whether a patient turned up or not. The data collected also shows that across England a total of 13.9 million appointments were missed in the 12 months to April, equating to 4.5% of appointments.
A study conducted by the Personal Social Services Research Unit found that in 2020 the average nine-minute GP consultation cost about £39. If this was the case for all appointments, then this would mean more than £10m was wasted through missed appointments in Nottinghamshire.
