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Healthcare appointment no-shows in Balearic Islands

Overview

In 2026, the Balearic Islands healthcare provider IB-Salut reported that 418,623 individuals failed to attend scheduled medical appointments without prior cancellation. This figure represents 6.7 percent of the 6,247,241 total visits scheduled through August.

Primary Care accounted for over half of these absences, with 334,179 missed appointments out of 5,370,361 scheduled, a rate of 6 percent. Hospital care and outpatient consultations experienced a higher no-show rate of 9.6 percent, involving 84,444 people out of 876,880 scheduled appointments. IB-Salut noted that these uncancelled appointments reduce service efficiency and prevent patients on waiting lists from utilizing the vacant slots.

Entities

Balearic Islands · IB-Salut · Hospital Son Espases

Timeline

  1. 16 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Balearic Islands reports over 418,000 missed medical appointments

    Over 418,000 patients in the Balearic Islands failed to attend or cancel medical appointments in 2026, impacting service efficiency and waiting lists.

  2. 24 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Balearic Islands sees surge in advance directive registrations

    The use of advance directives in the Balearic Islands has surged, with registrations nearly tripling over the last four years and women making up the majority of applicants.

Sources

menorca.info · ultimahora.es