Dr. Siobh?n N? Bhriain:

It is important to mention, however, that generally the attrition rate in clinics can be quite high. It is 10% to 15% and up to 20% in some clinics. I am not talking about long Covid at all, but more generally about the wider sphere. We generally find that the proactive approach of the simple phone call to ask why people did not attend and offer another appointment improves attendance by approximately 50%. Half of the people we contact will come back. We do not collect data about individual clinics as to why people do not attend, but different clinics have policies about follow-up plans, such as making the phone call.