Did Not Attend Data for January 2026 – 35 hours and 50 minutes of missed appointments – which is the equivalent of 215 appointments.
Non-attendance of appointments costs the NHS thousands of working hours each week. In January 2026, Holt Medical Practice offered:
3026 GP appointments
2643 Nurse appointments
Thank you to everyone who promptly attended their appointments.
Unfortunately, 139 patients failed to turn up for their appointments and gave us no prior notice. This amounted to 35 hours and 50 minutes of wasted clinical time!
Please let us know in advance of your appointment if you know you are not going to be able to make it so we can reallocate these appointments to patients who need them.
If you receive text message reminders, you can cancel at any time of day or night by replying with the word CANCEL.
Wasted clinical time per month:
February 2025: 40 hours and 25 minutes
March 2025: 35 hours and 35 minutes
April 2025: 49 hours
May 2025: 50hrs and 25 minutes
June 2025: 47hrs and 15 minutes
July 2025: 48hrs and 8 minutes
August 2025: 56hrs and 25 minutes
September 2025: 49hrs and 5 minutes
October 2025: 44hrs and 45 minutes
November 2025: 33hrs and 10 minutes
December 2025: 36hrs and 50 minutes
January 2026: 35 hrs and 50 minutes
Total over last 12 months: 526 hours and 53 minutes of wasted time which is approximately 3161 appointments.