Question follow-through · 1299

Out-patients: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS appointments have been missed in the last 12 months due to administrative issues.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 May 2026
Target answer date
19 May 2026
Answer
20 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS appointments have been missed in the last 12 months due to administrative issues.

  2. 19 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 May 2026

    Answer published

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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