Vital patients keep appointments, says Dr Rebecca Payne

A £10 fine for patients who frequently miss hospital appointments in Wales would be introduced by the Conservatives if they win power at next year's assembly elections.

The party said it not only wastes time but costs the NHS around £60m a year.

New figures reveal 1.2m appointments were missed at Welsh hospitals alone in the last three years.

Dr Rebecca Payne, of the Royal College of General Practitioners, said it was against fining patients for appointments, but more could be done.