Educational associations with missed GP appointments for patients under 35 years old : administrative data linkage study.

Acknowledgements Thank you to all the GP practices who participated in this study and for strategic support from Ellen Lynch (Health and Social Care Analytical Services, Scottish Government). The general practice data expertise of Dave Kelly (Albasoft) was invaluable. Thanks also to the eDRIS team who facilitated the safe use of our data in the Safehaven, especially Dionysis Vragkos and colleagues at ScotXed for the education data. Funding This study was funded by a grant from Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government (reference CZH/4/1118) with Safe Haven and data linkage costs supported in lieu by the DSLS at Scottish Government. The funding sources for this analysis had no influence over study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, the writing of the report, or the decision to submit for publication. All authors confirm they had full access to all the data in the study if required, and the corresponding author had final responsibility for the decision to submit for publicationPeer reviewedPublisher PD