Further Cuts Will Kill Off NHS Dental Services, Chancellor Told

THE GUARDIAN: Exclusive: British Dental Association chief says there is ‘no more fat to trim’ amid fears for health budget

Jeremy Hunt has been told that any cuts to the health budget will in effect “kill” dental services across the UK and deny millions of patients access to a dentist on the NHS.

The chancellor has told members of the cabinet that “everything is on the table” as he seeks to find tens of billions of pounds in savings after ditching the economic plan of Liz Truss, who said on Thursday she was standing down as prime minister. Health is one key area expected to be hit.

But in an email to Hunt seen by the Guardian, the head of the British Dental Association said in plain terms that because NHS dentistry had already “faced cuts with no parallel anywhere in the health service” over the last decade, any further reduction in funding could trigger its collapse. » | Andrew Gregory, Health editor | Friday, October 21, 2022

You can thank the f*****g Tories for this! Kick the bastards out of office asap! – © Mark Alexander