Crucially, the NHS App is helping reduce missed appointments – a major challenge for the NHS. Once a patient is connected through the app, they receive appointment reminders and updates directly ...

Last year 700,000 outpatient appointments were missed and many tens of thousands of appointments are cancelled on the day which stops other people being able to access them. For our free daily ...

The NHS will soon have its own dedicated postage class, a move the Health Secretary says will prevent patients from "missing appointments" due to delayed mail. Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary ...

Last year 700,000 outpatient appointments were missed and many tens of thousands of appointments are cancelled on the day which stops other people being able to access them. For our free daily ...

The American Medical Association has opined that it is ethical for physicians to charge for missed appointments, or for appointments not canceled at least 24 hours in advance, if patients are ...

Al Naimi said that just as importantly, missed appointments create longer wait times for other patients seeking care. “We are encouraging all patients to plan ahead, and stay ahead, because your ...

Late letters are behind two million of the eight million missed NHS appointments each year, according to analysis by Healthwatch, with appointment information arriving by post after the date an ...