Police were called to manage hundreds of people lined up outside a dentist in Bristol, who had flocked to the newly opened practice desperate to secure an NHS appointment.
The St Pauls area in Bristol has been without a dentist for seven months after the site closed last June.
Avon and Somerset police said they had told those who were further back in the queue that they were unlikely to reach the front before the end of the day but added they did not ask anyone to leave.
Maria, 80, a local resident, told Bristol Live: “The dentist has been closed for some time.
Preet Kaur Gill, the shadow minister for primary care and public health, said on X: “99% of dentists across the south-west aren’t accepting any new adult patients.
The British Dental Association said fundamental reform was needed to prevent similar situations happening in the future.
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Police were called to manage hundreds of people lined up outside a dentist in Bristol, who had flocked to the newly opened practice desperate to secure an NHS appointment.
The St Pauls area in Bristol has been without a dentist for seven months after the site closed last June.
Avon and Somerset police said they had told those who were further back in the queue that they were unlikely to reach the front before the end of the day but added they did not ask anyone to leave.
Maria, 80, a local resident, told Bristol Live: “The dentist has been closed for some time.
Preet Kaur Gill, the shadow minister for primary care and public health, said on X: “99% of dentists across the south-west aren’t accepting any new adult patients.
The British Dental Association said fundamental reform was needed to prevent similar situations happening in the future.
The original article contains 386 words, the summary contains 148 words. Saved 62%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!