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Health
There were reportedly 100,000 vacancies in NHS trusts in England between October-December 2017. Home Office caps on visa numbers mean some international doctors cannot enter the UK to work. Read
Health
Immigration has been the largest driver of the increasing population, according to the Office for National Statistics. Life expectancy has also been steadily increasing over the last few decades. Read
Health
An estimated 19% of working-age adults, and 22% of all people in the UK have a disability, as defined by the Equality Act. Read
Health
There were the equivalent of 10,000 NHS health visitors working full-time in England in December 2015. That fell by 19% by December 2017 to just over 8,200 now. Read
Health
An estimated 16% of children aged 2-15 in England were obese in 2016, and a further 12% were overweight. Read
Crime
The number of homicides involving a victim or suspect who was a drug user or dealer rose from 41% in 2014/15 to 42% 2016/17 in England and Wales. Read
Health
The number of obesity related hospital admissions has increased in the last four years, and obesity levels have remained roughly the same since 2010. Read
Health
A proposed deal will see pay rise for some NHS staff by between 4.5% and 29% over three years, including both salary rises and staff pay progression. The rise will be 6.5% for roughly half of staff. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Over the last 50 years, people in the UK have become richer in general. Life expectancy isn’t falling overall, but its rate of increase has slowed down in recent years. Read
Health
A survey raised concerns about high numbers of young trans people attempting to take their own lives. We don’t know how representative the findings are of young trans people in Britain as a whole. Read
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