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Economy, Business & Finance
Around 6 million employee jobs earned less than the living wage in 2016. We can’t say exactly how many people this applies to as some may be doing more than one job. Read
Education
Higher tuition fees don’t seem to have affected the longer-term trend of more disadvantaged students going to university. Read
Health
9,800 staff reporting they were from the EU left NHS England between June 2016 and June 2017. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Has the food and drinks industry said they face significant disruption and economic damage in EU nationals continue to leave the UK? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
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
Health
There were 40,000 vacant nursing positions in England in December 2016, according to the Royal College of Nursing. Read
Health
There are 11,700 more doctors working in NHS hospitals and community health services in England in May 2017 compared to May 2010. Read
Education
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
Health
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
Education
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
