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Economy, Business & Finance
217,000 homes were added to the overall housing stock in England in 2016/17, the second highest amount in the last 26 years. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The proportion of people living in social housing halved between the early 1980s and early 2010s, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Read
Crime
Around one in ten rapes or attempted rapes reported to police in England and Wales are brought to trial. Read
Health
NHS Scotland spending is planned to increase by £2 billion, accounting for projected inflation, between 2006/07 and 2018/19. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
An increasing proportion of the Scottish government’s budget comes from taxes raised in Scotland, rather than the block grant. Read
Health
Unpublished guidance to NHS Trusts has raised questions about whether A&E statistics can be trusted. Read
Health
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 years. Read
Health
Experts said NHS England needed £4 billion in 2018/19. The government announced in November it will receive £1.6 billion, or £1.9 billion including capital spending. Read
Health
NHS England spent £11.6 billion on mental health in 2016/17. Read
Health
The number of mental health doctors and nurses in the NHS has been falling. Read
