Request

Hello From each year between 2018 till today, how many dental appointments have been missed and what are the costs to the NHS for missed appointments. If possible please could you give the cost per appointment and the cost per year incurred due to the missed appointments.

Date range: 01/01/2018 - 03/09/2023

Response

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHS Business Services Authority.

However, it is possible that individual Dental Practices may hold some or all of the information you require.

Please note that this response will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-[reference-01404