A WOMAN has lived off Angel Delight and soup for a year as she cannot find an NHS dentist to replace her dentures.
Jane Keenan, 63, is suing the Health Secretary for £3,000 over “systematic negligence on a massive scale”;.
The ex-market trader said: “I am too embarrassed to even go out without any and there is no point anyway because no one can understand me when I talk. I am really depressed.
“I’ve practically lived off Angel Delight and soup for a year. I usually go for the strawberry flavour and tomato soup. It gets boring.”;
Jane, from , lost her dentures last year but her NHS dentist said she had been removed from their because it was so long since her last appointment.
She said: “I’ve rung dentists for miles around but they’re not taking on NHS patients.
“NHS dentures would cost about £100. I can’t afford them privately.”;
Blood tests showed low levels of iron and other nutrients as she struggles to eat solids.
She has now paid £160 to take legal action through the small claims and sent a summons to .
Jane said: “I kept seeing Mr Streeting on TV talking about the dentist crisis.
“I decided enough is enough.”;
The has promised a “rescue plan”; to provide 700,000 extra urgent appointments and make the NHS more appealing to dentists to boost recruitment.
Jane Keenan has lived off Angel Delight and soup for a year as she cannot find an NHS dentist to replace her dentures
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