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Commentating on the quality of NHS cancer care, the Daily Mail claimed that a suspected cancer patient living in one part of England could be 60 times more likely to be sent for a scan than a patient living in another part. Full Fact scans the facts. Read
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In two blogs in the past year, Kerry Underwood - the Chairman of Underwood solicitors - questioned the validity of NHSLA statistics on the increases in clinical negligence claims. Are his criticisms justified? Read
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On Wednesday we published a Factcheck on a number of claims made in the media about NHS sickness absences. One such claim was that the number of sickness days taken … Read
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"Bacchus must now his power resign! / I am the only god of wine! / It is not fit the wretch should be / In competition set with me / Who can drink so much more than he!" — Henry Carey, an Englishman Read
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Referencing a previous article published in June, the Daily Mail today reported a worrying rise in death rates around the time that junior doctors take up their first job in a hospital. But does this actually happen? Read
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With the sound of the recent coroner's ruling on the death of 22 year-old Kane Gorey still ringing in the public ear, the Independent reported that the neglect at the … Read
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Health Secretary Andrew Lansley and his Labour shadow Andy Burnham this week disagreed about what Accident and Emergency waiting time data was actually telling us. So what do the figures show? Read
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Two newspapers reported this morning that British girls drank to excess more than their European counterparts. Are they right? Read
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It has been a busy week for health journalists, however one story in particular stood out above all others when it made it to the despatch box at Prime Minister's … Read
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Ahead of this summer's Olympic games, London Mayor Boris Johnson has been causing a stir with some high-profile appearances in New York.One date in his media diary was with a … Read
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