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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Introduce fines for failure to attend NHS appointments and mandatory reminders

Closed 70 signatures

What the petition asks

Each missed NHS hospital appointment costs the NHS around £160. A fine for failure to attend should help cut this. Non-attenders inflate waiting times considerably. I suggest £10 for a missed GP appointment, £50 for a hospital appointment and £150 if you miss an operation without good reason.
A reminder letter should be sent 2 weeks before the appointment, followed up by a phone call to confirm attendance. A list of those who can come at short notice could be kept in case of cancellations.

Timeline

18 Jan 2023 Petition opened for signatures
18 Jul 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 70
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 18 Jan 2023
Closed 18 Jul 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.