Health
Has poor care caused the deaths of 13,000 NHS patients?
Is the report into high death rates at NHS hospitals the victim of political spin and media misreporting? Read
Analysis
Health
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Health
Are 11 Irish women coming to England or Wales every day to get an abortion?
Every day 11 women come to England or Wales from Ireland to terminate their pregnancies. Who are they and how do they compare to other nationalities? Read
Analysis
Health
Are children getting fatter as they grow up?
As a government-commissioned 'food plan' calls for radical measures to change how our children eat at school, do the numbers suggest it's justified? Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Are 1 in 5 social care workers on zero-hours contracts?
Though official estimates put the number of people employed under zero-hours contracts at around 200,000, new figures suggest that over 300,000 social care workers are employed under these terms. Which of these figures is correct? Read
Analysis
Health
Still no evidence for life-saving claim
"It's a key principle of the advertising regulatory system that if you make a claim in your ad, you've got to be able to prove it." That's what the Advertising … Read
Analysis
Health
Health tourism: is the British taxpayer out of pocket?
Under plans announced by the Government today, foreign nationals visiting these shores could have to cough up £200 before they are allowed access to NHS healthcare. At this afternoon's PMQs, … Read
Analysis
Health
Integration: the future of health and social care?
In his review of government spending, the Chancellor said that more of the NHS budget would be spent on the social care system. He suggested this was a way to save money. Is this the case? Read
Analysis
Health
The National Harm Service? Do NHS blunders cause 8 deaths a day?
The Health Secretary says that too many patients are still suffering "unacceptable" harm at the hands of the NHS. It is, he says, a "silent scandal" that his Government is determined to expose. Just how safe are our hospitals? Read
Analysis
Health
Department of Health refuses Freedom of Information request on health tourism
This article was updated on 1 August. The Department of Health published its data following our internal review. "Chaotic and often out of control" - that was how Health Secretary … Read
Analysis
Health
Hospital beds: more black alerts than the previous ten years combined?
The Royal College of Physicians has previously made the point that NHS hospitals are on the brink of collapse. This week Parliament heard that there have been more 'black alerts' this winter than the previous 10 years combined. But where is the evidence? Read
Analysis
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