The NHS has "no way" of keeping dentists in public health and staff have quit after becoming “tired and fed up” as a health charity has warned Liverpool’s access to dentistry could get worse.
After a report by Healthwatch Liverpool on the state of oral health care in the city said it could be years until patients can access an NHS dentist, representatives from the health service have conceded things may get worse. The charity, which assesses how health and social care services are used across the country, released its latest findings which was analysed by members of the Liverpool Health and Wellbeing Board.
Sarah Thwaites, Healthwatch Liverpool chief executive, told members how for some, their only treatment is an emergency service when the pain is bad enough. She added: “It’s frustrating for people who feel like they’re going round and round in circles.”
