The NHS - time for a radical shake-up

[formant]

The NHS - time for a radical shake-up

At one point in the mid-nineties dentists in my area were refusing to take on new patients via the NHS.

In a lot of regions very little has changed. Whilst at uni in Aberdeen and York, the closest dentists accepting new NHS patients were in another county, over an hour's train ride away. Luckily at the time I still had health insurance in Germany and mostly went there for my check ups whilst visiting family. Had no issues finding NHS dentists in MK and here in Northampton though.

[Sysman]

In a lot of regions very little has changed. Whilst at uni in Aberdeen and York, the closest dentists accepting new NHS patients were in another county, over an hour's train ride away. Luckily at the time I still had health insurance in Germany and mostly went there for my check ups whilst visiting family. Had no issues finding NHS dentists in MK and here in Northampton though.

I see adverts for German dentists on my local buses.

Prague is a good deal for major work and you can hopefully not be too zonked by anaesthetic to enjoy the tourist bit while you are there.

[fullyautomatix]

NHS contracts are based on UDA points etc and if the dentist books are already full to achieve that number they would not bother taking on more patients. Also,it used to be the case that you could ask for more UDA points and the PCT would give it so you can thent ake on more patients. That all stopped because of NHS budgets being squeezed.

[ZARDOZ]

We can't go on with the status quo. Labour, Lib Dems, Tories will never change a thing. It's all talk about rearranging the deck chairs. Radical change is never going to be easy, but it's the only way to stem the slide into poverty for the majority.

You are for once, right. I'm very tempted to vote UKIP as the others treat the voting public with contempt.

[minestrone]

The country is royally fecked and nothing is ever going to fix it now, to horse is gone and it isn't coming back in my lifetime, the only thing that you can do is gather enough wealth as possible to enable you to get as much distance as you can from the heard.

[darmstadt]

You are for once, right. I'm very tempted to vote UKIP as the others treat the voting public with contempt.

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UKIP is also one of the only parties to receive substantial criticism on aesthetic grounds, largely as a result of its unfortunate decision to pick fuchsia as an official colour. Reading their garish, multicoloured campaign material can cause temporary blindness.

[Flashman]

The country is royally fecked and nothing is ever going to fix it now, to horse is gone and it isn't coming back in my lifetime, the only thing that you can do is gather enough wealth as possible to enable you to get as much distance as you can from the heard.

Sadly this maybe the wisest thing you've ever posted.

[formant]

The NHS - time for a radical shake-up

You are for once, right. I'm very tempted to vote UKIP as the others treat the voting public with contempt.

Yeah, as long as you're white, male, and a British citizen from birth they're a really sweet bunch...

[Lockhouse]

Yeah, as long as you're white, male, and a British citizen from birth they're a really sweet bunch...

Nigel Farage knocked on my door yesterday canvassing for the Eastleigh by-election (I have a big UKIP poster in my window). Top bloke, but then I'm whi...

[sasguru]

Nigel Farage knocked on my door yesterday canvassing for the Eastleigh by-election (I have a big UKIP poster in my window). Top bloke, but then I'm whi...

Not terribly bright then, is he, wasting his time on a confirmed supporter.
I'd have walked past and tred to talk to the 94% of under 35s who don't support UKIP