Rishi Sunak for £10 fine for missed hospital appointments: Report

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Rishi Sunak has pledged to introduce fines for patients who miss GP and hospital appointments as part of a shake-up of the NHS.

The former chancellor said those failing to show up for appointments are “taking those slots away from people who need [them]”.

To fufill his promise, the Tory leadership candidate said he would begin by fining patients who do not give sufficient notice for missing their appointment.

A first time offender would be given the benefit of the doubt but missed appointments after would ring up charges of £10 each time.

Speaking to The Telegraph about the appointments, Mr Sunak said: "If