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7 September 2018

Pay rises: how much do nurses, the police, teachers and MPs get paid?

Several claims have been made about pay changes for police, teachers, nurses and MPs. We took a look at them.

Pay rises: how much do nurses, the police, teachers and MPs get paid?

15 August 2018

NHS pay deal: why are some staff not getting their promised rises?

Some NHS staff were told they would all get a 3% pay rise from April this year, but many won’t get the full rise until later this financial year.

NHS pay deal: why are some staff not getting their promised rises?

9 May 2018

Are there 100,000 vacancies in the NHS?

There were reportedly 100,000 vacancies in NHS trusts in England between October-December 2017. Home Office caps on visa numbers mean some international doctors cannot enter the UK to work.

25 April 2018

Health visitor numbers in England down by a fifth since 2015

There were the equivalent of 10,000 NHS health visitors working full-time in England in December 2015. That fell by 19% by December 2017 to just over 8,200 now.

Health visitor numbers in England down by a fifth since 2015

3 April 2018

NHS pay: what’s the deal?

A proposed deal will see pay rise for some NHS staff by between 4.5% and 29% over three years, including both salary rises and staff pay progression. The rise will …

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?

5 February 2018

Are junior doctors paid enough to get a UK visa?

In December 2017, a non-EEA junior doctor needed to be earning £55,000 in order to get a visa for the UK.

Are junior doctors paid enough to get a UK visa?

23 January 2018

The number of nurses and midwives in the UK

How many nurses work in the UK and what kind of work do they do? We took a look.

The number of nurses and midwives in the UK

19 January 2018

Where have all the (EU) nurses gone?

In the year to September 2017 the number of nurses from the EU leaving the NHS in England outweighed those joining it for the first time in at least five …

16 January 2018

NHS: More beds, more doctors, and more flu vaccines?

The number of NHS hospital beds has halved in the last thirty years, but the number of doctors has risen consistently.

NHS: More beds, more doctors, and more flu vaccines?

NHS staff

Pay rises: how much do nurses, the police, teachers and MPs get paid?

NHS pay deal: why are some staff not getting their promised rises?

Are there 100,000 vacancies in the NHS?

Health visitor numbers in England down by a fifth since 2015

NHS pay: what’s the deal?

Could 18 million GP appointments be seen by pharmacists?

Are junior doctors paid enough to get a UK visa?

The number of nurses and midwives in the UK

Where have all the (EU) nurses gone?

NHS: More beds, more doctors, and more flu vaccines?

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