One in five patients regularly miss GP appointments Up to one in five patients are regularly missing GP appointments in Scotland, with younger people the worst offenders, new research has found.
A study of more than 500,000 people in the country, published in the journal The Lancet Public Health, shows young males are most likely to not attend.
There is no centrally collected data on total number of GP appointments or how many of them are missed.
The study found 19% of patients missed more than two in a three-year period.
Younger, male patients aged 16 to 30 were found to be the worst offenders. BBC News
See also:
A study of more than 500,000 people in the country, published in the journal The Lancet Public Health, shows young males are most likely to not attend.
There is no centrally collected data on total number of GP appointments or how many of them are missed.
The study found 19% of patients missed more than two in a three-year period.
Younger, male patients aged 16 to 30 were found to be the worst offenders. BBC News
See also:
- Non-attending patients in general practice (open access) Lancet Public Health
- Deprivation is biggest driver of missed GP appointments, research finds GPonline
No comments:
Post a Comment