Research into the healthcare journey shows that patients who miss appointments with their GP are also less likely to attend hospital outpatient appointments.    Patients who missed more than two GP appointments (on average) per year, were at least three times more likely to miss outpatient appointments compared to those who missed no GP appointments.   “Missingness” from outpatient mental health services was especially high and it was also associated with “irregular discharge” from in-patient care.    However, the researchers were […]