Fact checks including NHS staff levels and NHS pay
Health
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. Read
Health
There are fewer nurses and doctors specialising in mental health now than in 2010. Read
Health
The government estimates that it costs £230,000 overall to get the average student through medical school. “The taxpayer” doesn’t pay for all of this because some comes in student loans. Read
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