1419 missed appointments at GP surgeries

Fri, 23 Dec 2022

1419 people on the Island didn't turn up for GP appointments last month.

Missed appointment slots, often referred to as “Did Not Attends” (DNAs) continue to affect GP surgeries across the Island – the DNA rates for November 2022 were as follows:

Practice	November
Kensington	137
Palatine	130
Snaefell	98
Hailwood	135
Promenade
Finch Hill	118
Ramsey	336
Laxey/Onchan	135
Castletown	59
Southern	91
Ballasalla	60
Peel	120
Total	1419

Manx Care said the total of missed appointments was equivalent to more than two full-time GPs’ worth of time in a month.  

A spokesperson said: "If you cannot attend your appointment, please cancel it so that it can be offered to someone else. Information on how to cancel an appointment is on the Manx Care website, or you can see the best way to contact each practice below. Manx Care will be publishing GP practices’ DNA data each month going forward."

 

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