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This post has been updated Last week we found that claims by the Daily Mail and Telegraph that the number of NHS cosmetic surgery operations had doubled in a decade … Read
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The government's plans to recover more money from migrants for their use of the NHS were announced today. Just what are the new measures, and how much are the predicted savings? Read
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
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
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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
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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
The Daily Mail reported that missed GP appointments cost the NHS £160m a year. The only source we can find for this figure is a decade old. Read
