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More than 70,000 people have left A&E departments in the south of England in the past nine months without being treated, the BBC has learned.
Some patients left because they were bored, while others had minor problems like coughs and colds doctors would not treat, medical bosses said.
The cost to the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) is about £4.85m.
Each A&E visit costs CCGs about £70 in staff costs, including an initial assessment by triage nurses.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31057560
Some patients left because they were bored, while others had minor problems like coughs and colds doctors would not treat, medical bosses said.
The cost to the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) is about £4.85m.
Each A&E visit costs CCGs about £70 in staff costs, including an initial assessment by triage nurses.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31057560