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Health
Figures projecting a shortfall of 8,800 GPs by 2030 don’t necessarily suggest that one in four people will be without a GP by the end of the decade. Read
Health
Far fewer people are dying of Covid-19 in 2022 compared with 2021 and 2020—although some sources of data make the numbers look higher. Read
Health
Headlines in the Telegraph and MailOnline claimed that a fifth of people had been forced to attempt their own dental treatment. Read
Health
Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey has described calls for a two week waiting time for GP appointments in England as an “expectation” rather than a requirement. Read
Health
Dr Thérèse Coffey said health and social care account for 40% of government day-to-day spending. That’s only true if you don’t count spending on things like pensions. Read
The photo of the Duchess of Sussex was actually taken in 2019. Read
The image of her in a Spitfire’s cockpit has been edited. Read
The photograph seems to originate on Twitter. The person who first shared it has confirmed that it does not show Boris Johnson. Read
The widely shared image suggests UK consoles will not function until after the Queen’s funeral. Read
Various claims about worldwide TV viewing figures have been reported, but they don’t appear to have been clearly evidenced. Read
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