A community has come together to hold a protest every Thursday in hope of saving a dental practice. Bupa Dental Care in St Pauls is set to close on June 30, leaving thousands of patients without access to NHS dental care.
They say they have contacted the Integrated Care Board (ICB) which is responsible for dental provision, but that many patients have not yet been offered any alternative local dentist that accepts NHS patients. A resident-led campaign has received support from the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who met with campaigners at the Malcolm X Centre this weekend.
Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire has also said that she has spoken to local health leaders, who are making additional emergency appointments, and she has urged the Health Secretary Steve Barclay to intervene. The ICB said it is working hard to improve the situation for residents’, but Cllr Cole does not feel those in power are listening.
