Tens of thousands of patients failing to turn up for surgery Tens of thousands of patients every year are not bothering to attend surgery in hospital leaving NHS trusts counting the cost of no shows, an iNews investigation can reveal.
Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to all 135 acute non-specialist trusts in England, Scotland’s 14 NHS boards, the seven NHS boards in Wales and five health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland reveal more than 200,000 patients failed to turn up for elective day surgery over the last three years.
The appointments – typically for exploratory or minor procedures as well as biopsies and organ removal – can involve several members of staff, including consultants, and take up theatre time with a cost of between £1,400 and £1,500 an hour according to trusts.
Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to all 135 acute non-specialist trusts in England, Scotland’s 14 NHS boards, the seven NHS boards in Wales and five health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland reveal more than 200,000 patients failed to turn up for elective day surgery over the last three years.
The appointments – typically for exploratory or minor procedures as well as biopsies and organ removal – can involve several members of staff, including consultants, and take up theatre time with a cost of between £1,400 and £1,500 an hour according to trusts.
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