Health
The number of nurses and midwives in the UK
How many nurses work in the UK and what kind of work do they do? We took a look. Read
Analysis
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
How many people earn less than the living wage?
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
Analysis
How do minority governments and hung parliaments work?
A hung parliament is when no one party has a majority of MPs in the House of Commons following an election. Read
Analysis
Analysis
Health
Is the NHS in crisis?
There are so many ways of measuring success in the NHS, but the results from the Nuffield Trust show that the NHS does face significant problems in many different areas. Read
Analysis
Health
The adult social care spending gap
There isn’t a single estimate for the size of the adult social care spending gap in England. Read
Analysis
Health
Where does councils' money come from to pay for adult social care?
Public spending on social care in England isn’t allocated in the same way that spending on something like health is. Read
Analysis
A second independence referendum: what does Scotland think?
Polls suggest that the gap between those who are for and against independence has narrowed since the referendum in 2014. But the picture is more mixed on whether there should be another referendum in Read
Analysis
Health
Is the “seven-day NHS” a fuss over nothing?
The government says going to hospital at the weekend is seriously bad for your health. A group of doctors disputes the evidence on this. What’s going on? Read
Analysis
Health
What is a "seven-day NHS"?
Our introduction to a "seven-day NHS" and what the government’s plans are. Read
Analysis
