Just A Local Gripe (Or Two)

A short while back I posted a piece about the hassle with NHS dental services, particularly in Lincolnshire, and the problems we'd had with the practice we'd been using for nearly ten years. Well, now we know why they've been constantly cancelling and rearranging appointments - they're going private.

I've no experience of Dentcare1 Smile but I have to say I don't find their publicity material reassuring - too much emphasis on cosmetic dentistry as opposed to health. Anyway, we've managed to get ourselves on the books at another NHS dentist. We'll just have to see how long that lasts.

AND ANOTHER THING...the Health Trust in charge of Lincolnshire recently decided to move the Microbiology Lab from Lincoln County Hospital up to Scunthorpe. Another clever move by people paid too much to abandon common sense for the sake of saving cash. Blood tests at our local surgeries can now only take place in the mornings - otherwise it's too late to be transported up to Scunthorpe that day.