02/02/2026
📊 DNA (did not attend) figures for January 2026📅
👇Below is the Number of Missed Appointments in January 2026 for all of our VHG Branches.
This includes, but is not limited to;
Blood Tests, GP Appointments, Nurse Annual Reviews, Physiotherapy Appointments, ECG's, Practice Pharmacy Appointments, Dressings, Child Immunisations and more
✅ 11,121 appointments were made
✅ 388 Appointments were missed.
✅ 6,468 minutes of clinicians’ time was lost.
✅ Approximately £11,640 to the NHS was lost.
We would like to remind our patients to please attend any booked appointments on time. If you are unable to attend, you can cancel/rebook your appointment by:
☎ Contacting Reception
📱 Using the SMS Cancel option if you have appointment reminders via text
💻 Using the Online services
If you need to cancel or rebook an appointment, please try to give as much notice as possible, this can allow other patients to use that appointment time instead which helps during busy periods.
✨Thank You ✨