cremedemonthe
Well-Known Member
I have been in Wales for nearly 3 years, in that time I have failed to find a dentist, NHS or private, NO one is taking anyone on.
I got on to a list to go, ONTO a list, for private patients at the local dentists where my girlfriend goes, maybe a year's wait. Today she got a letter to say that they are moving and not having or taking on anymore NHS patients so she'll have to go private which as you can imagine is very costly.
So that one is out for me. I rang round all the dentists on the nhs direct site that say they take NHS patients, NONE in a 40 mile radius are taking NHS, not even private new patients, only existing patient's children!
I was advised that there is a average 4 - 5 year waiting list to get on any books.
SO, in desperation, week after next, I am catching the coach from Carmarthen up to London, then a train down to Upper Warlingham, walk up the hill back to my old dentists in Caterham on the Hill who gave me an appointment with in 2 weeks of asking even though I wasn't still registered with them and then jump back on the train, back to London and on the coach.
550 mile round trip that will be easier and cheaper than finding a bloody dentist in West Wales, what happened to the NHS and dental care for all?
I got on to a list to go, ONTO a list, for private patients at the local dentists where my girlfriend goes, maybe a year's wait. Today she got a letter to say that they are moving and not having or taking on anymore NHS patients so she'll have to go private which as you can imagine is very costly.
So that one is out for me. I rang round all the dentists on the nhs direct site that say they take NHS patients, NONE in a 40 mile radius are taking NHS, not even private new patients, only existing patient's children!
I was advised that there is a average 4 - 5 year waiting list to get on any books.
SO, in desperation, week after next, I am catching the coach from Carmarthen up to London, then a train down to Upper Warlingham, walk up the hill back to my old dentists in Caterham on the Hill who gave me an appointment with in 2 weeks of asking even though I wasn't still registered with them and then jump back on the train, back to London and on the coach.
550 mile round trip that will be easier and cheaper than finding a bloody dentist in West Wales, what happened to the NHS and dental care for all?
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