NHS dentist numbers have dropped by 10% in under a decade — which explains why getting an appointment now feels like trying to book Beyoncé tickets. At least 600 dental practices have ditched the NHS in the past decade — apparently even the dentists have had enough and walked out with their little mirrors andContinue reading “NHS Dentists Vanishing Like Biscuits In A Staff Room”
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The NHS Isn’t Collapsing — It’s Evacuating, And The Last One Out Has To Calm The Printer
Six in ten GPs now admit they can’t give patients the care they deserve at least once a week, which is exactly what happens when doctors like Dr Tamara Keith are pulling 12‑hour shifts without lunch, holding the NHS together with sheer willpower, ibuprofen, and a receptionist called Carol who’s basically running a war zone.Continue reading “The NHS Isn’t Collapsing — It’s Evacuating, And The Last One Out Has To Calm The Printer”
GPs Get £20 For Avoiding Hospital Referrals
GPs will receive a £20 ‘bonus’ each time they dodge referring a patient directly to a hospital under a scheme aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists. Ministers say the cash incentives – totalling up to £80 million – will ‘stop masses of people’ being sent to hospital for ‘unnecessary appointments’. But patient groups warn endeavours to ‘massageContinue reading “GPs Get £20 For Avoiding Hospital Referrals”
GPs Still Refuse To See Patients Face-To-Face. What Could Possibly Justify This?
Helen Leaford, 62, from Basingstoke was falling over and suffering dizzy spells, but her GP advised her to use ear drops and get used to being off balance, but instead, she borrowed money from friends and went to see a private doctor. The £300 doctor said she needed an urgent MRI scan to diagnose theContinue reading “GPs Still Refuse To See Patients Face-To-Face. What Could Possibly Justify This?”
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