Economy, Business & Finance
The UK makes up a 7% share of the world's welfare spending, according to the Chancellor. But it seems to be based on unpublished "internal analysis". Read
Health
Jeremy Hunt and Andy Burnham have debated the cause of rising spending on temporary nurses. We check their claims on spending, nurse numbers, and Mid Staffs Read
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Some statistics can become so widely known and accepted by experts in the field that they become almost too obvious to provide a citation for. And so, in a puff … Read
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Polls consistently put health care as one of the most important issues helping the public decide who to vote for in the General Election. Here's our rundown of the claims … Read
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"Our Cancer Drugs Fund has given more than 60,000 people access to life-saving drugs"—Conservative manifesto "We will create a Cancer Treatments Fund so patients have access to the latest drugs, … Read
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"Already millions more people can see a GP 7 days a week, from 8am-8pm"—Conservative manifesto "Fewer patients waiting longer than the 18, 26 and 52 week targets than in May … Read
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"Over the last five years, we have hired thousands more doctors and nurses"—Conservative manifesto "[We have] increased the NHS budget every year in real terms, helping fund nearly 10,000 more … Read
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More patients, and in particular more elderly patients, mean demand for NHS services in England is on the rise. During the last parliament the population of England will have increased … Read
The potential for coalition manoeuvring post-election continues to make headlines, featuring on the front pages of the Financial Times and Telegraph today. Also on the front page of the Telegraph … Read
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Ed Miliband has announced that the next Labour government will invest "£150 million each year ... in new cancer diagnostic infrastructure". We wanted to find out how different governments approach … Read
