Is Rishi right? Should we be fined for missing NHS appointments? Have your say

In a final appeal to Tory voters, former Chancellor Rishi Sunak has proposed a £10 fine for people who miss more than one appointment you to the general practitioner or to the hospital, provoking outrage among health professionals. What do you think?

As Tory leadership candidates battle to be the most Tory candidate, Rishi Sunak has set out a plan to fine people missing GP and NHS appointments. (

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NHS patients and people in need of medical attention could be fined if they miss their GP or hospital appointment.

Under new proposals put forward by former Chancellor Rishi Sunak, anyone who misses more than one appointment will be fined £10.

According to the faltering hope of the Conservative leadership, the introduction of these fines would prevent missed appointments from "taking these slots from people who need them". About one in 20 of the NHS's 300 million appointments are missed each year, at the cost of millions to the health service.

However, health officials and doctors have strongly criticized the plan, saying it will cost more to administer than it costs and, even worse, it will exclude people who have the most find it difficult to get help - such as people with disabilities and people on long-term care. - sick at term.

A 2021 research paper on lost or missed NHS appointments found that many doctors use missed appointments to catch up with other patients and their ever-increasing workloads.

Published in a journal for GPs, the same study found that many people missed appointments due to personal health issues, transportation issues and disability-related reasons.

What do you think? Would introducing fines reduce waiting lists and encourage people to use health services responsibly? Let us know below.

NHS Confederation policy director Dr Layla McCay told the Mirror: 'The administrative burden this would place on the NHS is likely to be considerable.

"And [that] could well exceed the money brought in by fines."

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