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Mon 03 Mar 2009'DNAs' and hospital waiting lists
Madam, – Sheila Gorman (February 19th) notes that last year St James’ Hospital had almost 25,000 “DNAs”. As she explains, a “DNA” is someone who did not attend the hospital for their appointment. They did not call to cancel or postpone and so the hospital’s time was lost.
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