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“…r please consider that, please consider the issues faced by rural areas, and please, please, please get us some NHS dentists in Ely and East Cambridgeshire?…”

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  1. Learning disability & autism93rd of 90536.0
  2. Dentistry access15th of 19721.0
  3. Maternity & neonatal112th of 4539.0
  4. Heart disease & stroke82nd of 4076.0
  5. Mental health491st of 8906.0
  6. Unpaid carers170th of 2963.0
  7. Respiratory (asthma/COPD)49th of 1463.0
  8. Adult social care & reform201st of 3973.0
  9. Diabetes68th of 1993.0

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What they’ve said

  • “…We are in a dental desert, and it is incredibly difficult to get an NHS dentist appointment. When I talk to the dentists, the most frustrating thing is that it is the contract that prevents them from treating people, not their intentions. The contract is based on units of treatment.”

    Health Bill · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…the residents who have suffered from the fires—especially those with pre-existing respiratory illnesses such as asthma—fear further fires. They would like to see the site closed, at least temporarily, until all the changes are in place.”

    Waste Management Sites · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…tell me about what pubs do to support community events and social interaction, combat loneliness and help with mental health, as well as providing young people with their first job and training them in communication and hospitality skills. But they are really struggling financially.”

    Rural Pubs: Fiscal Support · 2026-06-17 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “I welcome investment in NHS dentistry, but it is all just playing around at the edges unless and until we change that contract, because it is the contract that is at fault. I understand the Minister said that he would consult on that in the summer. We are already part way through June.”

    NHS Dentistry · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…That should be utterly unacceptable to us all. In short, Ely and East Cambridgeshire is an NHS dental desert. We have heard Labour Members make valiant attempts to blame almost anybody else for this situation, but it was a Labour Government who introduced the new dentist contract in 2006, despite lots of people warning…”

    NHS Dentistry · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗

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