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GP appointments: are a quarter unable to get one within a week?
We factchecked whether a quarter of people can't get a GP appointment within a week. Read
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Factcheck: does cannabis cause a quarter of psychosis cases?
It's been reported that a quarter of psychosis cases are the result of cannabis use, according to new research. But the research only covered one region. Read
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Factcheck: NHS 111 isn't referring triple the number of patients to GPs and A&Es
"Referrals from NHS 111 to A&E increased from just under 400,000 calls in 2013 to over a million in 2014. Similarly, referrals to GPs went up from just under 3 … Read
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Factcheck: How nurse numbers can be up as well as down
"Today, there are 2,500 fewer nurses in our NHS than in May 2010." - Tom Blenkinsop MP, 17 December 2014 "Today, actually, there are new figures out on the NHS... … Read
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51 million unable to see a GP by 2015? Why we don't have enough information to say
Research by the Royal College of GPs suggested that by 2015 the number of occasions when patients are unable to see their GP will have risen to over 50 million. But there's reason to be cautious about the figure. Read
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Daily Mail's figures don't show that NHS "cosmetic surgery" has doubled in ten years
The Daily Mail has said figures show the number of cosmetic procedures paid for by the NHS doubled in a decade. The figures it was basing this on tell a different story. Read
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Surveys don't show that 60% 'can't' see their GP within two days
An online banner from the Labour Party claimed that 60% of people are unable to see their GP within two days, but this was based on a survey that wasn't representative. Read
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Do missed GP appointments cost the NHS £160m per year?
Comments by the Health Secretary have sparked a debate about charging patients for doctors' appointments. But how common are missed slots, and how much do they cost the health service? Read
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Immigration and the NHS: how many staff are from the EU and Commonwealth?
The role of EU and Commonwealth nationals in the NHS was discussed on the Today programme this morning. We look into the number of NHS staff falling into each group. Read
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Are hundreds of patients being 'thrown out' of hospital beds overnight?
Reports this morning about patients being 'thrown out' of hospital beds highlight a serious issue, but the figures being quoted aren't necessarily a very good measure of how widespread the practice is. Read
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