NHS dental patients in Cornwall are waiting on average 529 days for an appointment, NHS England figures show. Health officials claim the number of procedures commissioned would be enough to tackle the waiting list ‘three times over’. However, Cornwall Live reports that continued recruitment issues in the area mean practices are unable to fulfil their contracts. ‘For planning purposes, we allow for three UDAs per patient per annum,’ NHS England said in a report to councillors. ‘If all contracted activity had been carried out it is estimated that 68,556 additional patients would have been able to access an NHS dentist in Cornwall. ‘This is three times as many people as are currently on the waiting list in Cornwall for NHS dentistry.’ Dental helpline
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