Over a 15 month period the HSE recorded an average of over 42,000 missed appointments each month.
What is going on? At a time when it is difficult to get an appointment to see most Physicians.
The main reasons could be….. forgotten appointments, long waiting times, communication problems (letters or texts not received), transport or work commitments, illness, and patients deciding they no longer need the appointment.
Is it just poor administration management by the HSE?
Or should there be more Patient engagement around appointments?
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