Health
Who's cutting hospital bed numbers?
It’s been falling almost constantly since the 1980s, but there's more to these figures than meets the eye. Read
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Joseph O’Leary
Training Manager
Joe has been fact checking UK politics and policy for over a decade, having joined the team in 2011. He has delivered training in fact checking to civil servants, statisticians, journalists and businesses, both in the UK and internationally, as well as designing accredited courses in data analysis for the FE sector. Joe also enjoys teaching critical thinking in primary and secondary schools, and regularly gives talks to journalism students. He is now designing courses to help businesses and employees use data with more confidence.
Education
The attainment gap in Scotland’s schools
High-achieving well-off pupils in Scotland perform better at science, reading and maths than high-achieving poor pupils, according to research. Read
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Crime
Fewer prison officers in England and Wales
Prison officer numbers have fallen in England and Wales since 2010. Read
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Health
A&E in England has never been busier
There were 2.5 million more attendances at English A&Es in 2016 compared with 2010. Read
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Health
Staffing in A&E
There are roughly 600 more A&E consultants, 1,500 more A&E doctors, and 2,000 more paramedics since 2010. Read
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Health
How many A&Es are going to close?
Research has shown one in six A&Es could be closed or downgraded based on their current plans, but it's speculative. We only know for definite that about a quarter of these will be closed or downgrade Read
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Health
Health tourism savings won't plug the hole in NHS funding
Estimates show health tourism costs up to £300 million a year, but savings from this alone won't fill the gap in funding for the NHS. Read
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Immigration
About 3.2 million citizens of other EU countries live in the UK
It’s likely that around half arrived between 2006 and 2014. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The disability employment gap
We looked at whether the government’s pledge to halve the disability employment gap won’t be met for 50 years. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What do the wealthiest pay in tax?
Define wealthiest and we’ll get back to you. Read
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