Global Desk: The NHS (National Health Service) is facing its worst crisis in regard to shortage of staff and regular protests for health professionals. The issue has intensified since the onset of the Covid pandemic. Due to this people in the UK are facing a nightmare. They are waiting for months to get a doctor’s appointment.
In one such situations of desperation, recently, a man had to pull out his own teeth as a result of enduring toothache for months. The man did so with the help of pilers.
According to report from the Metro newspaper, he tried to get an appoint with an NHS dentist and rang them multiple times, but in vain. After losing hope of seeing a dentist, he took out his toolbox and pulled out his teeth on his own through a piler.
While speaking at a television interview, he stated that he did this out of choice after trying many remedies from drinking warm water to cold water, but the pain agonized him more.
Many people are facing a similar situation in UK. Untreated ailments have made their lives a living hell. Especially, the elderly citizens are encountering a challenging situation, by failing to get appointments for checkups and diagnostics.
A study by the BBC has revealed that around nine out of ten NHS dentists are not accepting new patients anymore.
Health is a human right of every individual. The government and the local authorities in UK is answerable to the public as to why thay have not been able to fix this mess.
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