Table 1.
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.