Conservatives’ rotten record on dentistry in Lowestoft as fewer check-ups and 184,026 of fillings performed than targeted last year.
Labour has exposed the Conservatives rotten record on dentistry in Norfolk and Waveney as 552,079 fewer check-ups and 184,026 fewer fillings were performed than targeted last year.
Only 64% of the target for appointments was met in the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board, falling well behind North London, which was the only area in the country to hit targets.
The shocking state of dentistry in Lowestoft comes as Labour has launched its Dentistry Rescue Plan today.
Labour’s Dentistry Rescue Plan will:
Fill the gap of appointments with an extra 700,000 urgent and emergency dental appointments a year
Flood dental deserts with new dentistry graduates, with golden hellos of £20,000 for those who spend at least three years working in underserved areas
Supervised toothbrushing for 3-5 year-olds, to prevent children forced to hospital to have their rotting teeth pulled out
Reform of the dental contract, to rebuild NHS dentistry and make sure everyone who needs a dentist can get one.
Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Lowestoft said Labour’s plans would see access to dentistry improved for residents.
Eight in ten dentists nationally have shut their doors to new NHS patients. One in ten people have also admitted to attempting DIY dentistry including pulling their own teeth out.
Jess Asato, Labour’s candidate for Lowestoft, said:
“I've heard so many stories, from residents in Beccles and Lowestoft, pulling out their own teeth, to those who've had to remortgage to afford private dental care.
"Labour has pledged to create 700,000 urgent dentist appointments and reform the NHS dental contract.
“We will also offer incentives to dentists to practice in 'dental deserts' like ours and I will push for our constituency to be top of that list."
Wes Streeting, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, said:
“It’s virtually impossible to get a dentist appointment after 14 years of Conservative neglect. People are resorting to pulling their own teeth out- DIY dentistry should be the stuff of Charles Dickens’ books, not Britain in 2024.
“The Conservatives have taken NHS dentistry to death’s door and given another five years in charge, they will kill it off. We already pay taxes for the NHS, but the Conservatives want to charge families an extra £240 a year. If you want to stop the Conservatives’ double dentistry tax under an insurance system, then vote for change with Labour.
“Labour’s Dentistry Rescue Plan will provide 700,000 extra dentistry appointments straight away, and start rebuilding NHS dentistry for the future. The only way to stop the rot and save NHS dentistry is to vote for change with Labour.”
Notes
Andrea Leadsom proposed introducing an insurance charge of £10 a month per person to be eligible for dentistry services
The Conservative candidate for Nottingham East, an Iraq war veteran, waited eight years for an NHS dentist
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-candidate-waits-8-years-33065133
Research from Labour earlier this year revealed that 8 in 10 dentists had shut their doors to new NHS patients.
While polling from YouGov has found that one in every ten people have attempted DIY dentistry, including some pulling their own teeth out with pliers.
The NHS in England failed to deliver 15% of the work it contracted dentists to perform in 2023/24. This equates to more than 12 million checkups or about 4 million fillings.
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Commissioner name
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Target
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Total
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% Target delivered
|
Number of UDAs behind target
|
Number of fillings (equiv) behind target
|
|
Somerset ICB
|
820,711
|
415,106
|
50.6%
|
405,605
|
135,202
|
|
Devon ICB
|
1,829,558
|
1,075,326
|
58.8%
|
754,232
|
251,411
|
|
Cornwall and the Isles Of Scilly ICB
|
841,630
|
509,496
|
60.5%
|
332,134
|
110,711
|
|
Norfolk and Waveney ICB
|
1,530,370
|
978,291
|
63.9%
|
552,079
|
184,026
|
|
Gloucestershire ICB
|
780,222
|
521,039
|
66.8%
|
259,183
|
86,394
|
|
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB
|
1,438,990
|
976,772
|
67.9%
|
462,218
|
154,073
|
|
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB
|
1,101,747
|
762,278
|
69.2%
|
339,469
|
113,156
|
|
Dorset ICB
|
1,163,820
|
806,131
|
69.3%
|
357,689
|
119,230
|
|
Hampshire and Isle Of Wight ICB
|
2,660,420
|
1,902,570
|
71.5%
|
757,850
|
252,617
|
|
Lincolnshire ICB
|
1,083,422
|
806,668
|
74.5%
|
276,754
|
92,251
|
|
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB
|
1,960,677
|
1,470,880
|
75.0%
|
489,797
|
163,266
|
|
Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB
|
1,026,077
|
776,400
|
75.7%
|
249,677
|
83,226
|
|
Suffolk and North East Essex ICB
|
1,364,877
|
1,076,467
|
78.9%
|
288,410
|
96,137
|
|
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB
|
796,663
|
634,336
|
79.6%
|
162,327
|
54,109
|
|
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon And Wiltshire ICB
|
1,098,740
|
876,118
|
79.7%
|
222,622
|
74,207
|
|
North East and North Cumbria ICB
|
5,126,193
|
4,095,424
|
79.9%
|
1,030,769
|
343,590
|
|
Northamptonshire ICB
|
983,550
|
795,926
|
80.9%
|
187,624
|
62,541
|
|
Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
|
4,529,488
|
3,697,774
|
81.6%
|
831,714
|
277,238
|
|
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB
|
1,859,316
|
1,523,704
|
81.9%
|
335,612
|
111,871
|
|
Humber and North Yorkshire ICB
|
2,425,508
|
1,989,316
|
82.0%
|
436,192
|
145,397
|
|
Sussex ICB
|
2,412,107
|
2,026,329
|
84.0%
|
385,778
|
128,593
|
|
Derby and Derbyshire ICB
|
1,527,682
|
1,311,258
|
85.8%
|
216,424
|
72,141
|
|
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB
|
2,542,483
|
2,212,912
|
87.0%
|
329,571
|
109,857
|
|
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB
|
2,070,063
|
1,818,080
|
87.8%
|
251,983
|
83,994
|
|
South Yorkshire ICB
|
2,511,296
|
2,223,487
|
88.5%
|
287,809
|
95,936
|
|
West Yorkshire ICB
|
3,824,082
|
3,405,555
|
89.1%
|
418,527
|
139,509
|
|
Kent And Medway ICB
|
2,348,419
|
2,092,288
|
89.1%
|
256,131
|
85,377
|
|
Black Country ICB
|
2,023,462
|
1,817,463
|
89.8%
|
205,999
|
68,666
|
|
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
|
1,632,773
|
1,469,197
|
90.0%
|
163,576
|
54,525
|
|
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB
|
1,211,962
|
1,091,016
|
90.0%
|
120,946
|
40,315
|
|
Surrey Heartlands ICB
|
1,147,335
|
1,038,895
|
90.5%
|
108,440
|
36,147
|
|
Mid and South Essex ICB
|
1,815,411
|
1,648,104
|
90.8%
|
167,307
|
55,769
|
|
Greater Manchester ICB
|
4,843,479
|
4,498,642
|
92.9%
|
344,837
|
114,946
|
|
Birmingham and Solihull ICB
|
2,064,935
|
1,919,183
|
92.9%
|
145,752
|
48,584
|
|
Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB
|
2,121,793
|
1,979,830
|
93.3%
|
141,963
|
47,321
|
|
South West London ICB
|
1,877,352
|
1,765,020
|
94.0%
|
112,332
|
37,444
|
|
Frimley ICB
|
955,576
|
909,771
|
95.2%
|
45,805
|
15,268
|
|
Coventry and Warwickshire ICB
|
1,386,584
|
1,320,945
|
95.3%
|
65,639
|
21,880
|
|
South East London ICB
|
2,723,391
|