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13 January 2017

Four million on hospital waiting lists

At least 3.7 million patient referrals in England were waiting to receive non-emergency treatment as of November 2016. It may be as high as 3.9 million.

13 January 2017

The number of doctors and nurses in NHS England

In September 2016 there were the equivalent of 9,000 more doctors working full-time for NHS hospitals and community health services in England than there were in September 2010.

13 January 2017

NHS spending is going up, but other health spending isn’t

Government plans will see £5 billion rise in overall health spending in England by 2020, once you adjust for inflation.

13 January 2017

UK wealth: how much is owned by the 1%?

Even though it’s tricky to estimate what people own, especially the very rich, the claim that 1% of the UK population own 50% of its wealth isn’t supported by the estimates we’ve seen.

12 January 2017

Hate incidents aren’t the same as hate crimes

A recent speech by Home Secretary Amber Rudd has been logged as a ‘hate incident’, but not as a ‘hate crime’. There’s a difference.

12 January 2017

The government has misquoted the head of NHS England on spending plans

The government has misquoted a statement from Simon Stevens in 2015.

11 January 2017

Fewer doctors and nurses working in mental health

There are fewer nurses and doctors specialising in mental health now than in 2010.

11 January 2017

Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked

We've factchecked claims about A&E waiting times, mental health services, nuclear power, and the rules on calling elections in Northern Ireland.

11 January 2017

Has the number of people using mental health services increased?

Changes to the way these figures are gathered means we don’t know for sure how the number of people accessing mental health services has changed between 2010/11 and 2014/15.

11 January 2017

21% of UK electricity comes from nuclear

In 2015, the nuclear industry supplied about 21% of the UK’s energy overall.

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Four million on hospital waiting lists

The number of doctors and nurses in NHS England

NHS spending is going up, but other health spending isn’t

UK wealth: how much is owned by the 1%?

Hate incidents aren’t the same as hate crimes

The government has misquoted the head of NHS England on spending plans

Fewer doctors and nurses working in mental health

Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked

Has the number of people using mental health services increased?

21% of UK electricity comes from nuclear

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