Latest editorial
‘Rotten teeth crisis’ hitting tens of thousands of children, research reveals
[Kamal Hoseinianzade / Creative Commons]
A “ROTTEN teeth crisis” is affecting tens of thousands children in working-class communities across England, a new report revealed today.
The report says tooth decay is now the most common reason for hospital admissions among five to nine-year-olds and costs the NHS £64.3 million a year.
Similar stories
In the second part of her critique of Wes Streeting’s TenYear Plan for Health, HELEN MERCER looks at the central planks of this privatisation blueprint
With more people dying each year and many spending their final days in institutions, researchers argue that wider access to palliative care could offer a more humane and cost-effective alternative, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
