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Out-patients: Attendance

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 June 2025UIN 59641

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the NHS was of missed appointments in 2024.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold data on the overall cost to the National Health Service of missed appointments.

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