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Surveys don't show that 60% 'can't' see their GP within two days
An online banner from the Labour Party claimed that 60% of people are unable to see their GP within two days, but this was based on a survey that wasn't representative. Read
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An online banner from the Labour Party claimed that 60% of people are unable to see their GP within two days, but this was based on a survey that wasn't representative. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The trend depends on which measure you look at. Read
This article has been updated. Yesterday we covered a disagreement during Prime Minister's Questions over waiting times for NHS treatments. Today the House of Commons Library has looked at another … Read
The winners of the Royal Statistical Society's Statistical Excellence Awards in Official Statistics, Journalism and the Pharmaceutical Industry were announced on StatsLife yesterday. Medals and prizes will be presented at … Read
Last week the Telegraph claimed that social media crimes accounted for 'half' of police calls, alongside similar reports by the BBC, Mail and Independent. The story originally came from the … Read
News that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has endorsed a cut to child benefits entitlement for migrants in Germany has led a number of papers to bring up an estimate … Read
Health
The Prime Minister and Shadow Health Secretary disagreed about NHS waiting times figures after today's PMQs. We take a look at the data. Read
The Guardian's front page story today was based on a wide-ranging interview with the President of the Faculty of Public Health, Professor John Ashton. Among other things, he said: "The … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A row has erupted between Labour and the Conservatives about the number of jobs "created" outside of the capital. Our look at the figures suggests there are problems with some of the claims. Read
Rt. Hon. Peter Riddell CBE gave the Beveridge Lecture at the Royal Statistical Society last week. Mr Riddell is Director of the Institute for Government. Before that he was a … Read
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