Get the facts on A&E pressures

1 September 2023

A patient did not wait in A&E for 36 days

FOI information obtained by Labour contained errors, which made it appear that a patient had waited continuously in A&E when in fact they left the hospital and returned the following …

A patient did not wait in A&E for 36 days

9 August 2023

Data doesn’t seem to back up PM’s claim that A&E waits are ‘the best in two years’

Rishi Sunak claimed A&E waiting times are at their best in two years. But experts say this is hard to reconcile with public data, which shows that June 2023 was …

Data doesn’t seem to back up PM’s claim that A&E waits are ‘the best in two years’

23 January 2023

How many excess deaths are A&E delays causing?

Earlier this month the Royal College of Emergency Medicine estimated delays are causing 300-500 deaths a week - but NHS leaders say they “don’t recognise these numbers”.

How many excess deaths are A&E delays causing?

14 December 2022

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.

Labour’s analysis on five million ‘denied’ GP appointments fact checked

18 November 2019

A&E waiting times have hit their worst levels on record

83.6% of patients attending A&E departments in England were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours. That’s the lowest level on record, going back to 2010.

A&E waiting times have hit their worst levels on record

15 October 2018

The UK foreign aid budget: what did the government spend in 2017?

An image saying foreign aid funding should be diverted to the NHS has gone viral. But is it right about the size of the UK government’s foreign aid budget?

The UK foreign aid budget: what did the government spend in 2017?

31 May 2018

Accident and emergency: attendances and performance

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.

Accident and emergency: attendances and performance

21 March 2018

A&E performance: England v Wales

A higher percentage of A&E patients spend 12 hours in A&E in Wales than in England. Asking who is responsible for that is a complex question.

19 February 2018

Could 18 million GP appointments be seen by pharmacists?

A survey of around 60 GPs found that 6% of appointments could have been dealt with at home or at a pharmacy, but we can’t say if it’s an accurate …

Could 18 million GP appointments be seen by pharmacists?

24 January 2018

Fiddled A&E statistics?

Unpublished guidance to NHS Trusts has raised questions about whether A&E statistics can be trusted.

A&E pressures

A patient did not wait in A&E for 36 days

Data doesn’t seem to back up PM’s claim that A&E waits are ‘the best in two years’

How many excess deaths are A&E delays causing?

Labour’s analysis on five million ‘denied’ GP appointments fact checked

A&E waiting times have hit their worst levels on record

The UK foreign aid budget: what did the government spend in 2017?

Accident and emergency: attendances and performance

A&E performance: England v Wales

Could 18 million GP appointments be seen by pharmacists?

Fiddled A&E statistics?

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