Cost of missed GP appointments

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000The Doctor Patient Partnership and the Institute of Healthcare Management have estimated that around £185m is wasted each year by patients failing to attend GP appointments. The estimates are derived from a survey of 1,100 UK surgeries, which revealed that, on average, 18 appointments per GP and eight appointments with…

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