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Company owned by Sunak's in-laws hasn't been given a multi-billion pound NHS contract
The largest NHS IT contract ever awarded was £330 million and was not awarded to Infosys. Read
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The NHS England waiting list was effectively stable in February
Although the number of cases awaiting non-emergency treatment in England technically fell by about 36,000, about 36,000 cases were also excluded from the data. If measured consistently, it would have Read
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There was no rise in the stillbirth risk in the US in 2021
The rate actually fell slightly, according to official data. Read
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Only one area in England has seen a 79% increase in four-week waits for a GP
Across England as a whole the overall increase was 38%. Read
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HPV vaccines have been shown to be safe and effective
They have been proven to be very effective at reducing the risk of some cancers in later life, and a large body of evidence shows that they are safe. Read
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The Gates Foundation did not paralyse 300,000 children in India
There is no evidence to support this at all. Read
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Iceland has not banned Covid-19 vaccines
Covid-19 vaccines are still available in Iceland Read
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Most junior doctors have not had a 10% pay rise
Although the basic pay of first-year doctors in England did rise by that much last year, most junior doctors had a pay uplift of less than 10%. Read
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Israel doesn’t have highest skin cancer rate outside Australasia
Many other countries have higher rates than Israel, according to WHO figures. Read
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