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how do I find NHS dentist??
I want to register with a dentist and have a check up. I have looked on NHs website to find dentists. But none of them accept NHs patients... I have called now 20 different dentists and NONE of them take new patients, they all say I need to pay privately. I just don't understand it. I pay my taxes for the NHS. And I'm…
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Elizabeth Arden Flawless
The wife, for whom I am a voice-activated assistant, reports that her Elizabeth Arden Flawless Finish Cream(Toasty Beige) has rocketed from around £11 to at least £27 since Revlon's take-over. The cheapest I can get it now is at £23. My question is, can some of you kind people please recommend a cheaper alternative?
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NHS Root Canal Rework Advice
Morning All, so about 12 years ago I had root canal work on my right upper second bicuspid. About 2 years ago I noticed the surface felt a little different and 9 months ago it developed an infection which I went to a new dentist to have seen to. There she said that due to lack of tooth remaining root canal work on it was…
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Fungus infection
Please accept my apology if this is't in the correct forum. I am asking for a friend, he has got a serious toe nail fungus infection which has spread to other toe nails, does anyone know what's best advised regarding this? is it serious? what's best cream to get or do creams not work? will he have to make appointment to…
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Help!! Unhappy with dental work - paid by finance
Really hoping someone can give me advice and let me know where I stand ... I had composite bonding done on my top front four teeth in January 2019 priced at £300 per tooth which I paid on finance at £100 per month. £1200 in total. The finance company the dentist used was hitachi. Initially I loved my teeth, however after…
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Anyone doing a dry January 2020? - join me!
Hello there! Is anyone else out there doing attempting a dry January this year? I'd like to go for it but have not found anyone in my circle of friends to join. Everyone says - yes, we'll support you (but you're on your own) as far as any of them joining me goes. Why is this? Is it really so hard to go one month without…
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Prescription penalty charge
Hi, I have had a prepayment card for prescriptions for over 20 years. It always renews automatically. Today I received a penalty so I rang them to find out why. It seems that I was sent a letter in July 2019 about something to do with renewing it as I turned 60 last week. I did not receive a letter and actually rang up to…
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Hi everyone - I am new here I have a vitamin B12 deficiency and whilst I take supplements and try to eat a good diet, it's something that I have to live with and try to keep on top of. I guess that I have been focussing too much on other things recently and I haven't been looking after myself as I should, so as a result…
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Which is the best private healthcare?
Hello I had a severe chest infection and my GP required an x-ray urgently. The hospital said the results will be ready in 1-4 weeks! The attitude I got from the GP secretaries was "that's how NHS works, cancer patients wait 2 weeks for their x-ray". It seems people survive by pure luck with NHS. The less lucky go early and…
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Specsavers giving me display frames
Hi I'm a bit of a fuss pot when it comes to new things like my glasses. I was slightly dismayed to learn that my local Specsavers have given me the original frames I tried on. I thought, stupidly I suppose, that I'd be given a new pair and the subsequent adjustments would have been done on the day I rang to check and as…
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1.7 million NHS fines overturned - MSE News
About 1.7 million fines wrongly handed out to people thought to be falsely claiming free NHS prescriptions or dental treatment have been overturned in England since 2014, according to the spending watchdog...Read the full story: '1.7 million NHS fines overturned' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join…
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Glasses - Online or High Street?
I can't quite understand the draw of buying glasses online. I'm an online !!!!! in nearly everything else but glasses is something I can't bring myself to order because I need to see and feel what the frame is like. What say you MSE?
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Worried about new form of acne
Hello, I had acne 4-5 years ago and went on roaccutane/accutane for 6 months and it all cleared up. Cut forward to 5 years later and I've started getting a few cystic type spots (not little yellow heads) on my face again, but this isn't the worst of it. I've started getting huge, painful cystic acne spots on the back of my…
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Specsavers vs online
Hi I'm due to go to specsavers for my yearly (due to a family history of glaucoma) eye test. I've been lucky the last few years in that my prescription hasn't changed that much. I have a feeling that I'm slowly heading towards bi or varifocals. I'm thinking of possibly using online but know that their cheap prices are…
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Over 16 glasses
I've got twins who are in the final year of school (before 6th form et) and have glasses, one of them decided to get hit in the face with a football and now needs another set of glasses we've normally bought in shop and had the NHS vouchers deducted from what we pay. However, called opticians today to get an appointment…
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What clothing brand starts with letter e and ends in d?
I have a dress and the clothing label brand has been removed and i'm wondering which brand it is. It starts with the letter e in small case and looks like it ends with a d. Judging from the size of the e and d i'd guess the length of it is on the longer side about 8-10 characters, not the shorter side 3 or 4. Any guesses…
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MMD: I was wrongly given an OAP discount for my haircut, should I have paid full price?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I went to a new hairdresser who wrongly charged me what I now know is the discounted OAP rate for a haircut (I am 56, but evidently look older) - at the time I just thought it was quite cheap. I went again, and was again charged the cheaper OAP rate despite not being asked my…
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Dentures a poor fit, what are my options.
Hi, I’m looking for some dental advice. I have had an upper chrome denture with two front teeth for almost twenty years. It followed a temporary acrylic denture which I wore for 6 months. Both fitted well and I was happy with them. A few years ago I lost two teeth on each upper left and right hand side where the denture…
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Steroid inhalers. side effects
Curious to know whether anybody who uses a steroid inhaler for asthma or to reduce coughs has suffered tremors as one of the side effects. Did changing to a non steroid inhaler eliminate the problem?
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NHS service is terrible
Just a bit of a vent. We don't use the NHS much. Just had an appointment for a clinic for my daughter postponed for 4 weeks. I pay around £4,000 a year. £4k a year!!!! towards the NHS , the service I receive is not worth it! :mad: This wouldn’t be acceptable for paying customers in the world outside of the NHS, and I am…
