Lord Darzi NHS report: ‘urgent action needed’ on NHS dental contract

Lord Darzi NHS report: ‘urgent action needed’ on NHS dental contract

‘There are enough dentists in England, just not enough dentists willing to do enough NHS work’ – these are the words of Lord Darzi in his new report into the state of the NHS.

Published this week, Lord Ara Darzi’s full and independent investigation into the state of the NHS concluded the service is in a ‘critical condition’.

However, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has insisted the NHS ‘may be broken, but it’s not beaten’.

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