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How does the NHS tackle eight million missed appointments?

2 December 2024

10:55 PM

2 December 2024

10:55 PM

One of the perennial scapegoats of the NHS is the patient who doesn’t turn up for their GP appointment. The headlines write themselves: millions of pounds wasted and other patients can’t get seen. But while missed GP visits have become a symbol of inefficiency, a far bigger – and often overlooked – problem lies within our hospitals.

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