The Labour Party in the UK is proposing a plan to rescue NHS dentistry, aiming to address the significant decline in dental services. The plan includes measures such as providing 700,000 more urgent appointments annually, a targeted recruitment scheme for dental deserts, supervised toothbrushing in schools, and dental contract reform. The party plans to fund these initiatives by scrapping the non-dom tax status. Members of Parliament have expressed support for the plan, citing the dire situation in various regions, where a large percentage of dental surgeries are not accepting new adult patients. The Conservatives have been criticized for their inaction in addressing the crisis, with Labour emphasizing the immediate need for reform to restore NHS dentistry.
.@wesstreeting on Labour’s Child Health Action Plan in under 60 seconds 👇 https://t.co/1RGJioIXVv
🗞️Read about why I voted for Labour’s plan to rescue NHS dentistry. https://t.co/XwO0Ftz5Um
🦷 "Labour commits to ensure NHS dentistry is there for all". 📰 In my @lutonnews column this month, I write about Labour's costed Dentistry Rescue Plan. Read more here 👇 https://t.co/ScF6jo5amr https://t.co/HYTqWDUZkf
There are 22,000 people waiting for an NHS dentist in #Plymouth. In the Commons I voted for Labour’s NHS dental rescue plan this week with more appointments and dentists. Fully costed and affordable. The Conservatives voted it down. https://t.co/tu0ePX9oCG
Good to meet @wesstreeting and @Keir_Starmer tonight to see how NHS Dentistry can be improved for patients and colleagues Look forward to further dialogue https://t.co/PtFrSWK9sb
Yesterday, I spoke in Labour's debate on the crisis facing NHS dentistry. I know this is impacting so many people across Sheffield. Labour's fully costed plan will see NHS dentistry brought back from the brink. Watch my speech below 👇 https://t.co/ztOgJXggyN
Thanks @simonlightwood MP. NHS dentistry is on the brink. Last year MPs were pedalled myths. And very little has changed. Govt says it wants an NHS dentist for everyone. But there is still no plan to realise that ambition.👇 https://t.co/BZyt1ZUlkW https://t.co/NB98j3QVHo
I spoke in the Commons debate yesterday about the lack of access to NHS dentistry in #EastDurham People are resorting to dangerous DIY dentistry when they can't access an NHS dentist. I voted for Labour's plan to boost NHS dentistry with 700,000 more appointments a year https://t.co/iqj51xFaHH
Labour will rescue NHS dentistry. https://t.co/8QmD0uto9a
Thank you to @PreetKGillMP for highlighting the acute shortage of dentistry care in Louth and Horncastle in Parliament. Years of Conservative neglect of NHS dentistry has led to unacceptable oral health inequalities. We fully support Labour's plan for 700k more appointments . https://t.co/Ny7VEKI9c7
Ive just voted for Labour's plan to boost NHS dentistry with 700,000 more appointments a year The Tories voted it down. https://t.co/HpK9w0bhTK
I just voted in Parliament to tackle the crisis in NHS dental care. People are resorting to dangerous DIY dentistry when they can't access an NHS dentist. I voted for Labour's plan to boost NHS dentistry with 700,000 more appointments a year The Tories voted it down.
I've just voted in Parliament for Labour’s plan to rescue NHS dentistry. Shockingly the Conservatives blocked it. I don’t think Rishi Sunak understands just how many people can’t get a dentist on his watch. Read Labour's rescue plan here: https://t.co/WMqov9ErPu https://t.co/VN8ange6A4
📺Watch: Today @UKLabour called a vote on the crisis facing NHS dentistry. Under the Tories, 8 in 10 practices aren’t taking on new NHS patients. I backed @UKLabour’s fully funded plan to deliver 700,000 more urgent appointments a year. https://t.co/krBnXR5GFI
After 14 years of Tory failures, just 5.5% of dentists in Bradford are taking on new NHS patients. Thousands are missing out on vital dental services. Yet today the Tories voted against our NHS Dentistry Rescue Plan to rebuild dentistry and provide 700k urgent appointments.
Thanks @wesstreeting for highlighting the dire dentistry situation in Norwich in parliament today. So many people have told me that can’t get an NHS Dentist. Labour’s got a plan to change that 👇 https://t.co/QF1Jh63Y61
Thank you @PreetKGillMP for challenging the government on the lack of dentists in MK. MK’s Conservative MPs have a chance tonight to support @UKLabour proposals for more NHS Dentists appointments and new dentists. I won’t hold my breath @chriscurtis94 @MKLabourParty https://t.co/EiFaTrBdUZ
If you live in Mablethorpe in the Health Sec's constituency, you'd have to drive an hour (21 miles) before you'd find a dentist taking any new adult NHS patients. That's why I voted for @UKLabour's plan: 700,000 more appointments a year, & a reform plan to rebuild NHS dentistry. https://t.co/cIGVDrN8UD
Of the 8 dental surgeries who provided a recent update in Wallasey, none are currently accepting any new adult patients. This is the reality after 14 years of this Tory Government. That’s why I just voted for @UKLabour’s plan to deliver 700,000 more urgent appointments a year. https://t.co/f7ohAEBW47
The Tories’ inaction has left our NHS dentistry services lying in tatters. Labour will act immediately, with appointments for those in urgent need, and long term reform to restore NHS dentistry. https://t.co/643e0GYcDX
🦷 Today I voted for @UKLabour's plan to rescue NHS dentistry. https://t.co/sl0VRhAW8s
Across the country, people are struggling to see a dentist. Only half of dental surgeries in South London are currently accepting any new adult patients. I just voted for @UKLabour’s rescue plan for NHS dentistry to deliver 700,000 more urgent appointments a year.
Appalling that Govt have voted AGAINST @UKLabour dentistry plan: 👉700k more dentist appts per year 👉A targeted recruitment scheme for dental desserts 👉Supervised toothbrushing for school children 👉Dental contract reform Tories don't care about #DentistryCrisis https://t.co/zjzCv9Le5Z
The Tories inaction and sticking plaster politics are failing our healthcare system. Labour will act immediately, with appointments for those in urgent need, and long term reform to restore NHS dentistry https://t.co/Hia3osSxA1
Today, I will be voting for Labour’s Dentistry Rescue Plan to support the future of NHS dentistry and provide it with the staff, technology, resources, and reform it so desperately needs. Dentistry must no longer be treated as an optional extra.
I’m voting for @UKLabour’s NHS Dentistry Rescue Plan in Parliament today. Practical help now. Fully costed, fully funded. Why won’t SW Conservative MPs? https://t.co/aBWkV0pMqv
Of the 14 dental surgeries who provided a recent update in Stockport, 6 are not currently accepting any new adult patients. This is the reality under the Conservative Government 🦷 I support @UKLabour’s plan to rescue NHS dentistry. My contribution in the Commons debate today👇🏽 https://t.co/zBSuF4FxdF
🦷We need an NHS Dental Service that will care for every person from the cradle to the grave #dentist #NHS #stoptherot https://t.co/zQXesZxPy4
I’m voting for @UKLabour’s NHS Dentistry Rescue Plan in Parliament today. Practical help now. Fully costed, fully funded. Why won’t the Conservatives? https://t.co/6MvUyq0NTB
Pleased to be able to speak in this debate & outline the huge problems my Wallasey constituents have trying to find NHS dental services - Here’s @UKLabour plan to fix it https://t.co/NDirgRg04Q
Today I will be voting for @UKLabour's plan to rescue NHS dentistry. Labour will deliver 700,000 more appointments a year, all paid for by scrapping the non-dom tax status. https://t.co/KfiNdQvpSs
The Tories inaction and sticking plaster politics are failing our healthcare system. Labour will act immediately, with appointments for those in urgent need, and long term reform to restore NHS dentistry. https://t.co/u2iM8OO44f
Today I will be voting for @UKLabour's plan to rescue NHS dentistry. In Bham Edgbaston, 71% of dental surgeries aren't accepting new adult patients. Labour will deliver 700,000 more appointments a year, all paid for by scrapping the non-dom tax status. https://t.co/Il6S8qZQQ7
After 14 years of Tories NHS dentistry has collapsed in places like Peterborough. 🦷No surgeries taking on adult patients 🩺1,000 people at A&E for tooth decay 🪥Just 1/4 of adults seen a dentist in last 2 years It is time for change @wesstreeting https://t.co/E71qalsJLu
Many of my constituents in Hornsey & Wood Green have not seen a dentist for years - leading to many additional health issues, like oral cancer. @wesstreeting is right - prevention is better than cure, and will be the foundation of Labour's 10 Year Plan to modernise our NHS 👇 https://t.co/W8OJGC1XUw
There isn't a single dental practice in Ipswich which is accepting new adult patients on the NHS according to the latest data. That's why we need Labour’s fully funded Dentistry Rescue Plan to deliver thousands more urgent appointments a year. Labour will rebuild NHS dentistry. https://t.co/KxCOm7Ayib
The latest data shows only 4% of dental practices in Trafford are accepting new adult patients on the NHS. That’s why I'm supporting Labour’s fully funded Dentistry Rescue Plan to deliver 700,000 more urgent appointments a year. https://t.co/Sq7fxTCoJ3
Jarrow constituents unable to get dentist appts - with 8 of 10 dentists in the constituency not taking new patients on at all. Our NHS needs investment & we cannot rely on the Tories to fix #DentistryCrisis @UKLabour plan will provide 700k urgent appts & reform NHS dentistry!
Of the 526 dental surgeries who provided a recent update in the East of England, 91.3% are currently not accepting any new adult patients. This is the reality under the Tories. That’s why today I will be voting for @UKLabour's plan to rescue NHS dentistry.
Today I will be voting for @UKLabour’s plan to rescue NHS dentistry 🦷 ✅ 700,000 more appointments ✅ a year a targeted recruitment scheme for dental deserts ✅ supervised toothbrushing in schools ✅ dental contract reform All paid for by scrapping the non-dom tax status. https://t.co/HlPjR4O3XO
The NHS is now behind on its dentistry targets in every region in England. 14 years of Conservative failure. Today MPs will vote on Labour’s NHS Dentistry Rescue Plan - providing 700,000 urgent appointments and a reform plan to rebuild NHS dentistry. https://t.co/csPjRP8jHm
Today I'll vote for @UKLabour’s plan to rescue NHS dentistry & speak in our debate: ✅ 700,000 more appts a year ✅ targeted recruitment scheme for dental deserts ✅ supervised toothbrushing in schools ✅ dental contract reform All paid for by scrapping the non-dom tax status. https://t.co/EamdJqczdB
Access to dentistry is essential for all of us, our health and wellbeing depend on it. The Tories have destroyed NHS dentistry, leaving my constituents in agony and out of pocket. That's why I back Labour's plan to rescue NHS dentistry. https://t.co/GpOWInFy5v
❌ The Tories have left NHS dentistry to rot. 📉 Between April and September last year, dentists in England provided 7.8 million fewer check-ups. ✅ Paid for by abolishing the non-dom tax status, Labour will provide 700,000 more urgent appointments. https://t.co/AvQBrEbC0a
Today I will be voting for Labour’s plan to rescue NHS dentistry 🦷 ✔️ 700,000 more appointments a year ✔️ A targeted recruitment scheme for dental deserts ✔️ Supervised toothbrushing in schools ✔️ Dental contract reform All paid for by scrapping the non-dom tax status 🌹