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In 2017 there were 23.6m A&E attendances in England. Recent years have seen more targets missed and longer waiting times than previous years. Read
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It's claimed that better NHS care at weekends—the "7-day NHS"—could save 3,000 lives, or 6,000, or somewhere in between. In reality, nobody really knows. Read
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It's claimed 27% of Europeans suffer from a mental health problem. The research backs this up. Read
Health
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said 6,000 people a year die because hospitals don't offer a 7-day service, but the evidence for this hasn't been published Read
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It's widely claimed that a bad diet leads to 70,000 premature deaths a year in the UK. But it's difficult to find a reliable source for this figure. Read
Health
The Daily Mail says 14 million patients were forced to wait a week or more last year, according to new figures. But the figures don't say that. Read
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The government has been criticised by shadow health minister Liz Kendall for not meeting a promise on GP opening hours. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
At PMQs Harriet Harman and others grilled the Prime Minister on issues from child benefits, cancer diagnosis, and school policy. Read
Health
There's uncertainty around estimates of how many deaths could be prevented by earlier diagnosis of cancer Read
Health
The Independent and the Mirror have reported very different figures on the number of nurses who'll be affected by recent visa changes. Read
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