NHS bureaucracy and efficiency
Fact checks about efficiency and inefficiency in the NHS and the outcomes of the Naylor review
Labour’s analysis on five million ‘denied’ GP appointments fact checked
This widely reported figure is an estimate, based on several assumptions that may not be right.
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NHS dentists are still operating in Somerset
A headline suggesting otherwise is not accurate. There is a reported shortage of appointments for new NHS patients, however.
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Two doctors with same name cause Times letter confusion
A social media post incorrectly claims that a letter written to The Times was from a doctor who died in 2016.
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Daily Mail report on GPs seeing fewer patients on Fridays needs more context
There are some important caveats to figures showing GP appointments drop off later in the week.
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Naylor Review: will the Conservatives sell NHS property to developers?
Readers have asked us to look into claims about the Naylor Review and its recommendations on selling NHS land.
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Who's cutting hospital bed numbers?
It’s been falling almost constantly since the 1980s, but there's more to these figures than meets the eye.
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