Table 1.
Proportion of children who attended (attenders) and who did not attend (non-attenders) their outpatient appointment at the study hospital between 1 September and 31 October 2012
| Attenders, n | Non-attenders, n | Total, n | DNA rate, % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total hospital OP appointments | 2346 | 142 | 2488 | 5.7 |
| Endocrinology | 78 | 10 | 88 | 11.4 |
| Haematology | 28 | 1 | 29 | 3.5 |
| Immunology | 38 | 4 | 42 | 9.5 |
| Nephrology | 36 | 1 | 37 | 2.7 |
| Gastroenterology | 65 | 4 | 69 | 5.8 |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 153 | 16 | 169 | 9.5 |
| Cardiology | 215 | 15 | 230 | 6.5 |
| Dermatology | 166 | 21 | 187 | 11.2 |
| ENT | 58 | 6 | 64 | 9.4 |
| Oncology | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 |
| General medicine | 1043 | 28 | 1071 | 2.6 |
| Metabolic disease | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Neurology | 72 | 9 | 81 | 11.1 |
| Respiratory medicine | 57 | 5 | 62 | 8.1 |
| Rheumatology | 55 | 2 | 57 | 3.5 |
| Surgery | 169 | 13 | 182 | 7.1 |
| Urology | 68 | 6 | 74 | 8.1 |
DNA = did not attend. ENT = ear, nose, and throat. OP = outpatient.