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Unanswered questions on “extra £1 billion” for mental health
Despite the announcement we still don’t know how spending on mental health services will fare over the next five years. Read
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What’s behind the rise in deaths?
Reports this morning have said that a rise in the number of deaths prompted warnings of a crisis in care for the elderly. Read
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Does mental ill health cost £105 billion a year?
The estimate that mental ill health costs around £105 billion comes from research by health charity Centre for Mental Health back in 2010. Read
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One in four? How many people suffer from a mental health problem
It's widely claimed that one in four people suffer from a mental health problem. But it's often misunderstood where the figure comes from and what it means. Read
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11 February's BBC Question Time, factchecked
Question Time last night was in Llanelli, Wales. We've checked the panel's claims on the Welsh NHS, junior doctors and the effect of immigration on wages. Read
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Why is the government accusing the BMA of lying?
The government has accused doctors' union the BMA of lying to its members over the pay offered in a new junior doctors' contract. Here's why. Read
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Are junior doctors getting a pay cut?
Weekend pay is a major sticking point in negotiations between junior doctors and the government. What do we know about what the proposals will mean for pay? Read
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The level of dissatisfaction with the NHS is not the highest on record
There's been some confusion in media reports of health charity The King's Fund's analysis of survey data about public satisfaction with the NHS. Read
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Cancer, waiting lists and refugee children: factchecking Prime Minister's Questions
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on cancer patients, NHS performance and refugee children. Read
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Ask Full Fact: Do addicts and alcoholics cost the taxpayer £10 billion a year?
£10 billion is an uncertain estimate of the public cost of people who are homeless, offenders or drug misusers or any combination of the three. Read
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