Medical appointments missed/ cancelled
| Authority | Manx Care |
|---|---|
| Date received | 2025-10-03 |
| Outcome | All information sent |
| Outcome date | 2025-11-20 |
| Case ID | 4978290 |
Summary
The request sought statistics on medical appointments missed or cancelled during the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix events from 2022 to 2025. Manx Care disclosed the full data, providing a breakdown of cancellations by hospital, cancellations by patient, and did-not-attend figures for each event year.
Key Facts
- Manx Care provided data for both the TT and MGP events covering the years 2022 through 2025.
- The total number of affected appointments across all four years for both events was 15,520.
- Hospital-initiated cancellations accounted for the largest portion of missed appointments in both event categories.
- The TT 2025 period saw the highest number of total affected appointments (4,664) compared to previous years.
- The response defined specific date ranges for each TT and MGP event period.
Data Disclosed
- Total MGP appointments: 6318
- Total TT appointments: 9202
- Total combined appointments: 15520
- MGP 2025 total: 2321
- TT 2025 total: 2343
- TT 2022 dates: 29-05-2022 to 10-06-2022
- MGP 2022 dates: 21-08-2022 to 29-08-2022
- Case reference: 4978290
- Response date: 20 November 2025
Original Request
Medical appointments missed due to TT 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025 Medical appointments cancelled due to TT 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025 Medical appointments missed due to MGP 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025 Medical appointments cancelled due to MGP 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025
Data Tables (1)
| MGP/TT | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGP | 1286 | 1243 | 1468 | 2321 | 6318 | ||||||||||||
| Cancelled by Hospital Cancelled by Patient Did Not Attend | 686 | 601 | 749 | 1169 | 3205 | ||||||||||||
| 402 | 344 | 429 | 801 | 1976 | |||||||||||||
| 198 | 298 | 290 | 351 | 1137 | |||||||||||||
| TT | 2107 | 2285 | 2467 | 2343 | 9202 | ||||||||||||
| Cancelled by Hospital Cancelled by Patient Did Not Attend | 1083 | 1167 | 1105 | 1175 | 4530 | ||||||||||||
| 694 | 746 | 875 | 823 | 3138 | |||||||||||||
| 330 | 372 | 487 | 345 | 1534 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 3393 | 3528 | 3935 | 4664 | 15520 |
Full Response Text
Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000
Our ref: 4978290 20 November 2025
Dear
We write further to your request, received 3 October 2025, which states:
"Medical appointments missed due to TT 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025
Medical appointments cancelled due to TT 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025
Medical appointments missed due to MGP 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025
Medical appointments cancelled due to MGP 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025"
Response
MGP/TT 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total MGP 1286 1243 1468 2321 6318 Cancelled by Hospital 686 601 749 1169 3205 Cancelled by Patient 402 344 429 801 1976 Did Not Attend 198 298 290 351 1137 TT 2107 2285 2467 2343 9202 Cancelled by Hospital 1083 1167 1105 1175 4530 Cancelled by Patient 694 746 875 823 3138 Did Not Attend 330 372 487 345 1534 Total 3393 3528 3935 4664 15520
MGP and TT periods defined as;
TT 2022 - 29-05-2022 - 10-06-2022
TT 2023 - 29-05-2023 - 10-06-2023
TT 2024 - 27-05-2024 - 08-06-2024
TT 2025 - 26-05-2025 - 07-06-2025
MGP 2022 - 21-08-2022 - 29-08-2022
MGP 2023 - 20-08-2023 - 28-08-2023
MGP 2024 - 18-08-2024 - 26-08-2024
MGP 2025 - 17-08-2025 - 29-08-2025
Please quote the reference number 4978290 in any future communications.
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