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Deaths of homeless people in England and Wales up 24% since 2013
An estimated 597 homeless people died in England and Wales in 2017, up 24% since 2013. Read
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This claim about children with diabetes is completely wrong
A report in the Express said that ten years ago no child had type 2 diabetes – that’s wrong Read
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NHS England: £394 million more a week?
Spending on NHS England will have increased by £20.5 billion by 2023/24 compared to 2018/19. That doesn’t cover all health spending though, and of the money won’t come from a a “Brexit dividend”. Read
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EU staff in the NHS: what has happened since the referendum?
EU nationals make up a similar percentage of the NHS workforce in England now as they did in 2016. Read
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Do diabetes prescriptions cost £1 billion a year?
The net ingredient cost in 2017/18 of prescription items for diabetes in England was around £1 billion. But that doesn’t factor in things like discounts the NHS might receive or extra costs. Read
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Is a young person diagnosed with an STI in England every four minutes?
There were 144,000 diagnoses of the STIs chlamydia and gonorrhoea in young people in England last year. Read
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Are there 3.5 million vegans in the UK?
There are almost certainly not 3.5 million vegans in the UK. Half a million is a better estimate, although that’s from 2016 research. Read
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NHS and private hospitals: who pays business rates?
Private hospitals can register as charities and save 80% on their business rates payments, while some NHS hospitals have faced a business rates increase. Read
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Is £84 billion being spent on the NHS?
The increase is £20.5 billion in real-terms for the NHS in England between 2018/19 and 2023/24. Read
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The UK foreign aid budget: what did the government spend in 2017?
An image saying foreign aid funding should be diverted to the NHS has gone viral. But is it right about the size of the UK government’s foreign aid budget? Read
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