According to the British Dental Association, a total of 13 million people cannot see an NHS dentist. The report warned that the option "ceased to exist" for almost a quarter of the nation's adult population. Latest analysis found that a total of 5.4 million people had given up trying to get an appointment in the past two years.

Additionally, another 5.6 million people tried and failed to see a dentist. While 1.25 million people said that it was too expensive, another 780,000 were stuck on a waiting list.

As per experts, the NHS dentistry is massively short on staff and as many as eight out of ten clinics shut their doors to new patients in 2023. Shawn Charlwood, chair of the BDA, while speaking to media said, “NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist for millions across this country. These numbers are a stark reminder we need ambition to save this service.”

Dentistry is not the only department that is suffering. Another survey revealed that NHS patients are being left unseen in pain and in some cases they are being "left alone to die" because of a shortage of enough registered nurses. According to The Royal College of Nursing, an analysis of the survey shows that only a third of shifts had enough registered nurses on duty. The union has gathered testimonies from nurses who have spoken about:

The Royal College Of Nursing questioned more than 11,000 nursing staff across the UK for its 'last shift' survey. The aim was to make them open about their experiences on recent shifts.

Meanwhile, earlier, an investigation revealed that as many as 19,000 NHS patients were left waiting in the accident and emergency (A&E) department for three days over a period of 12 months. From April 2023 to March 2024, nearly 400,000 people were left waiting for over 24 hours across the A&E departments. This is a 5% rise from previous year's figures. The investigation aimed at exposing "suffering and indignity faced by patients of a daily basis."