Health Editor
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked at how many people are estimated to earn below the National Living Wage set by the government and the living wage that campaigners recommend. Read
Health
Compared to countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, health spending in the UK as a proportion of GDP was above average in 2014. Read
Europe
Experts and a number of media reports have suggested that the final bill to the EU once Brexit is negotiated could be anywhere between €20 and €60 billion or around £50 billion. Read
Health
Councils are being allowed to increase council tax by 3% next year to pay for social care, but how does that impact different councils? Read
Education
Between 2007 and 2016 half a million fewer men than women living in the UK have been accepted to UK universities. Read
Health
It is correct that in 2015 there were around 13 deaths by suicide a day in England. Read
Health
Media reports say that 23 hospital trusts in England have reached the highest level on the NHS’s system for saying whether they are under pressure, or are otherwise under serious strain. Read
Health
At least 3.7 million patient referrals in England were waiting to receive non-emergency treatment as of November 2016. It may be as high as 3.9 million. Read
Health
There are fewer nurses and doctors specialising in mental health now than in 2010. Read
Health
Changes to the way these figures are gathered means we don’t know for sure how the number of people accessing mental health services has changed between 2010/11 and 2014/15. Read
