The Telegraph's Tom Chivers has uncovered what looks like an example of how poor communication of official figures can lead to inaccuracies being widely spread. He was looking at claims … Read
Health
The Daily Mail has said figures show the number of cosmetic procedures paid for by the NHS doubled in a decade. The figures it was basing this on tell a different story. Read
Health
An online banner from the Labour Party claimed that 60% of people are unable to see their GP within two days, but this was based on a survey that wasn't representative. Read
This article has been updated. Yesterday we covered a disagreement during Prime Minister's Questions over waiting times for NHS treatments. Today the House of Commons Library has looked at another … Read
News that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has endorsed a cut to child benefits entitlement for migrants in Germany has led a number of papers to bring up an estimate … Read
Health
The Prime Minister and Shadow Health Secretary disagreed about NHS waiting times figures after today's PMQs. We take a look at the data. Read
The Guardian's front page story today was based on a wide-ranging interview with the President of the Faculty of Public Health, Professor John Ashton. Among other things, he said: "The … Read
Health
Today's Telegraph reports that the number of doctors accepting GP training posts has fallen by 10%. We look into the figures. Read
Speaking on radio 4's Today programme this morning, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "Last week the independent Commonwealth Fund based in Washington rated the NHS as the top healthcare system … Read
Crime
The BBC has amended an article which earlier quoted the head of the College of Policing as saying that 'at least half' of front-line policing was taken up by offences related to social media. Read
