The NHS has responded after a health charity claimed dental patients in Liverpool were “more desperate than ever”.
Healthwatch Liverpool outlined what it thinks needs to be done to tackle what it describes as a backlog of untreated dental issues continuing to grow across the city. In its annual report published in August, the charity - which assesses how health and social care services are used across the country - said almost 2,000 people have sought support to access an NHS dentist this year, an increase of more than 350% on the 12 months previous.
According to a document published on the state of dentistry in Liverpool, the city has “lower numbers of people receiving check-ups or early treatment” leading to “dental problems getting worse and taking more time to treat. The problem is getting worse not better and people calling us are more desperate than ever.”
