Did Not Attend Data for August 2024 – 38 hours and 36 minutes of missed appointments – which is the equivalent of 232 appointments.
Non-attendance of appointments costs the NHS thousands of working hours each week. In August 2024, Holt Medical Practice offered:
2507 GP appointments
3020 Nurse appointments
Thank you to everyone who promptly attended their appointments.
Unfortunately, 160 patients failed to turn up for their appointments and gave us no prior notice. This amounted to 38 hours and 36 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.
- Appointments can also be cancelled using our online cancellation form.
Wasted clinical time per month:
October 2022: 53 hours 53 minutes
November 2022: 52 hours 48 minutes
December 2022: 51 hours 4 minutes
January 2023: 40 hours and 30 minutes
February 2023: 29 hours and 20 minutes
March 2023: 39 hours and 8 minutes
April 2023: 38 hours and 21 minutes
May 2023: 71 hours and 40 minutes
June 2023: 66 hours and 25 minutes
July 2023: 40 hours
August 2023: 55 hours and 50 minutes
September 2023: 59 hours and 5 minutes
October 2023: 53 hours and 52 minutes
November 2023: 35 hours and 45 minutes
December 2023: 42 hours and 30 minutes
January 2024: 51 hours and 32 minutes
February 2024: 38 hours and 37 minutes
March 2024: 33 hours and 35 minutes
April 2024: 40 hours and 25 minutes
May 2024: 44 hours and 22 minutes
June 2024: 47 hours and 35 minutes
July 2024: 57 hours and 15 minutes
August 2024: 38hours and 36 minutes
Total over last twenty three months: 1082hours and 8 minutes of wasted time which is approximately 6493 appointments.