Dentists blast huge 'Soviet' queues as Brits wait from 4am to join practice
King's Lynn resident Ellie posted a photo of a queue and said on Twitter on Tuesday: "Is this a queue for a gig? To meet a celebrity? No.patients. At least 300 people, some have been queuing since 5am."If you wanna know the state of the UK right now, just take a look at this pic.
"For context, the dentist are taking on 100 NHS patients today, I was queuing and had to leave as I need to pick my son up at 10:30 and I know I'm not getting in. Absolutely ridiculous." Mark Bates, who queued with his partner, told the Eastern Daily Press: "I queued on Tuesday for two and a half hours but they filled up the spaces before we got to the front.Nurses threaten more strikes despite NHS staff getting 5 per cent pay rise after health unions back dealHe added: "This has been the first chance to register anywhere for three years - hence the desperation."
The BDA said: "This is a wealthy 21st century nation. Dentistry is meant to be a core part of our NHS.The BDA said in August that nine out of 10 dentists in the UK could not offer NHS appointments to new adult patients, while eight in 10 could not accept new child patients.
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