NHS - Waiting for Treatment

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WAITING FOR TREATMENT

Did you experience some difficulty finding an NHS dentist?

Finding a dentist	Adj.percentage
YES	70.27%
NO	29.73%
Total	100

Are you registered with an NHS dentist?

Are you NHS registered	Adj.percentage
YES	78.38%
NO	21.62%
Total	100

Around 2000 dentists decided to leave the NHS

As a result, many of us were unable to obtain dental treatment on the NHS

Do you visit your dentist more often or less often since these changes?

Less visits your dentist?	Adj.percentage
More often	0.00%
Less often	48.65%
About the same	51.35%
Total	100

Do you think that the National Health Service is improving?

Is the NHS improving?	Adj.percentage
YES	2.70%
NO	86.49%
NOT SURE	10.81%
Total	100

How concerned are you about the following issues? Please respond on a scale of 1-5

(1=Not concerned, and 5=Very concerned)

Concern about issues	Adj.percentage
Concern about issues	Closure of hospital wards	Patient discrimination	Pay structure of nurses	Reduction in nursing staf	Target driven management
1	2.70%	10.81%	2.70%	5.41%	2.70%
2	0.00%	5.41%	13.51%	0.00%	2.70%
3	5.41%	16.22%	13.51%	2.70%	2.70%
4	2.70%	8.11%	21.62%	16.22%	13.51%
5	89.19%	59.46%	48.65%	75.68%	78.38%
Total	100	100	100	100	100

And a couple of very worried respondents wrote their comments .........

I was unable to find an NHS dentist in my area and in consequence I was forced to attend privately. Fortunately, my teeth are in pretty good shape but I dread what the cost would be if they should suddenly deteriorate. Mind you, I have already reduced the number of visits that I make because of this and that may well prove to be false economy!

Male Respondent - Central England

My father-in-law recently underwent a heart operation which was very serious. He contracted MRSA at the hospital and they stupidly transferred him to another hospital to be treated because they needed the bed urgently. Where is the sense in that! The virus caused complications to the original surgery and he is now waiting for a follow-up operation to put things right and so we are almost back to square one. And the government have the cheek to say that the NHS is definitely improving. What planet are they on?

Female Respondent - South of England

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