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than 30,000 NHS patients will miss a GP appointment this week due to the time changing. The clocks went forward an hour this morning, marking the start of British Summer Time. Studies show the number of missed medical appointments increases by five per cent in the week the clocks go forward, mostly due to patient mistakes.

Patient Claim Line has computed that some 618,370 appointments could be missed between tomorrow and Sunday – nearly 30,000 more than a usual week. These appointments could cost the NHS an eye-watering £800,000. Previous research found traffic collisions spike by 20 per cent in the fortnight after the clocks go back in winter, because of increased driver tiredness.

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