DNA PCN February 2026 Posted or Updated on 30 Mar 2026

Unattended consultations in February 2026
February was not a good month for the number of wasted appointments across Darlington GP practices.
These were all booked by patients who did not turn up for their appointments (DNAs). The figures are town wide from all 11 GP practices within the Darlington Primary Care Network.
117 hours of GP time costing estimated £8,786
43 hours of Nurse Practitioner time costing estimated £1,282
178 hours of Practice Nurse time costing estimated £3,551
85 hours of health care assistant time costing estimated £1,023
Please remember to cancel any appointment you no longer require or are unable to make. We can always offer these to other patients if we are given sufficient notice.
Appointments are in great demand as I am sure you are aware, if we can reduce the number of those not used, we can help you.
Thank you.