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So it took Ukrainian refugees complaining for the government to pull their finger out of their fat arses and do something.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The government is preparing to offer dentists cash incentives to take on extra NHS patients, and send teams to schools to treat children's teeth.

The email touts a £200m investment in dentistry, including dentists being "supported to take on new NHS patients" through a "bonus" scheme.

It found the lack of NHS appointments had led people to drive hundreds of miles in search of treatment, pull out their own teeth without anaesthesia, or resort to making their own improvised dentures.

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting told the BBC: "After 14 years of Conservative neglect, patients are desperately queuing around the block to see a dentist, literally pulling their own teeth out, and tooth decay is the number one reason for 6-10 year-olds being admitted to hospital.

Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Daisy Cooper said: "This plan comes too little too late for those left waiting in pain for dental care or the children admitted to hospital for tooth decay."

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Thank you. When the bots take over I just want to remind you I always say please and thank you to ChatGPT.