Joël Reland

Fact checker (former)

Joël joined Full Fact in 2017 as an intern. He researched and wrote fact checks. He previously worked for Policy in Practice, analysing the impact of the transition to Universal Credit on local authorities, and for the polling and research consultancy Greenberg Quinlan Rosner. He has a BA in History from the University of Cambridge, and an MSc in International Political Theory from the University of Edinburgh.

16 January 2018

Health

Emergency admissions to hospitals from care homes are up 62%

By Joël Reland • 3 mins

Emergency admissions from care homes rose by 62% between 2010/11 and 2016/17. Overall emergency admissions rose by 11% in that time. Read

Fact checks

16 January 2018

Health

NHS: More beds, more doctors, and more flu vaccines?

By Joël Reland • 5 mins

The number of NHS hospital beds has halved in the last thirty years, but the number of doctors has risen consistently. Read

Fact checks

19 December 2017

Health

Mental health: staff working in talking therapies

By Joël Reland • 4 mins

Staff numbers working in the talking therapies programme for people with anxiety and depression have risen by at least 2,850 since 2012. Read

Fact checks

18 December 2017

Health

Are 40% of nurses leaving full-time work in their first year?

By Joël Reland • 3 mins

15% of new full-time NHS England nurses left full-time work in the year May 2016 to May 2017. Overall, 41% of new nurses weren’t in full-time employment by May 2017. Read

Fact checks

15 December 2017

Can MPs breastfeed in the House of Commons?

By Joël Reland • 4 mins

It was ruled that breastfeeding was not allowed in the House of Commons Chamber and select committees in 2000, but a 2016 review has recommended changes. Read