Health
NHS staff from the EU: one year on from the referendum
9,800 staff reporting they were from the EU left NHS England between June 2016 and June 2017. Read
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Claire Milne
Health Editor
Claire joined Full Fact in 2016 and leads on work relating to Health and Social Care. In addition to fact checking work, she takes part in Full Fact’s work with schools, universities and statisticians, speaking about fact checking and the work of Full Fact. She has also appeared on BBC Live Lessons talking to schools about how to spot misinformation.
Economy, Business & Finance
The food and drinks industry after the EU referendum
Has the food and drinks industry said they face significant disruption and economic damage in EU nationals continue to leave the UK? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Was the private sector hit hardest by the recession?
Private sector wages dropped much more rapidly than public sector wages during the recession. They began recovering as public sector wages slowed. In recent years the gap between the two has narrowed. Read
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Health
Are we short of 40,000 nurses?
There were 40,000 vacant nursing positions in England in December 2016, according to the Royal College of Nursing. Read
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Health
Are there more doctors in the NHS than in 2010?
There are 11,700 more doctors working in NHS hospitals and community health services in England in May 2017 compared to May 2010. Read
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Education
Are more working class students dropping out of university?
The proportion of first time UK students from disadvantaged areas leaving higher education during or after the first year of their degree in England is at its highest level for five years. Read
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Health
Are mental health nurse numbers down?
There are 5,000 fewer mental health nurses since 2010, using a broader definition of mental health nurses used by NHS Digital, there are 7,000 fewer. Read
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Education
Have university applicant numbers fallen in 2017?
The total number of people applying to higher education in the UK this year (as of the final June 2017 deadline) is down 4% compared to last year. Read
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Health
What’s happening to nursing numbers?
We looked at the change in the number of nurses working for the NHS since May 2010. Read
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Education
How many journalists went to public school?
51% of the UK’s ‘top 100’ journalists educated and working in the UK in 2015 attended a private school, according to the Sutton Trust. Read
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