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Social care funding
The Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition clashed over social care spending at PMQs today. We’ve investigated. Read
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Deaths following childbirth
Suicide overtakes other causes of death between six weeks and one year after delivery, when it accounts for 15% of deaths - more than any other pregnancy-related cause. Read
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How many NHS trusts are in deficit?
In the third quarter of 2015/16 around 95% of acute NHS trusts were in deficit. But by the end of 2015/16 it was 65% of all NHS trusts, of which 75% were acute trusts. Read
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Is half of the NHS not clinically qualified?
51% of people working for the NHS are clinically qualified. Looking at it another way, that’s 53% of full-time equivalents. Read
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How many excess deaths are there in winter?
There were 24,300 excess winter deaths in 2015/16. These deaths were largely attributed to respiratory or circulatory conditions or dementia. Read
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Will you have to prove you need to see your GP?
About 180 GP surgeries are using initial telephone consultations (telephone triage) systematically to manage high demand for their services (out of about 7,700 practices in England). Read
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£10 billion or £4.5 billion: what's going on with NHS spending?
We looked at how much money the NHS is getting from the government this parliament and whether or not it's more than it asked for. Read
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Are one million people without social care?
Age UK say more than one million people are not receiving the social care they need, but the research hasn't been published yet. They've produced similar estimates before. Read
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Social care and delayed transfers from hospital
Between 2011/12 and 2015/16 the number of patients whose transfer from hospital was delayed due to social care increased by one third. Read
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How many children have mental health disorders?
According to a 2004 survey for the Department of Health one in 10 children have a mental disorder. More up-to-date research is to be published in 2018. Read
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