Missed GP appointments in Gainsborough costing the NHS thousands
Patients who miss their GP appointments in Gainsborough and the rest of west Lincolnshire are costing the NHS hundreds of thousands of pounds, new figures reveal.
The statistics, provided by NHS Digital Data, show that patients failed to attend 14,106 face-to-face consultations with doctors and nurses in west Lincolnshire between January and April this year.
The average cost of an appointment is £30, meaning no-shows -- without patients calling in to cancel or reschedule -- cost an estimated £423,180 over four months, or £3,527 a day.
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