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Healthcheck: cancer, diabetes and mental health conditions on the rise?
The number of diagnoses of cancer (in England) and diabetes (in the UK) is rising. Read
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Social care: what’s the situation?
The number of people receiving adult social care from their local council fell by around 425,000 between 2009/10 and 2013/14. Read
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The latest plans for NHS England spending outstrip both main parties’ manifesto pledges
Neither Labour nor the Conservatives’ NHS funding pledges at the last election were as big as the government's latest announcement. The NHS is still set to get less per year than it has historically. Read
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Drug poisoning deaths are the highest they’ve been in 25 years
Drug deaths are at their highest since comparable records began. Read
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Millennial malaise: unhealthier than their parents?
Generational health improvements are being undermined by instability and loneliness among millennials, a report says. Read
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Health and social care: What do we spend?
We spent almost £150 billion on healthcare across the UK in 2016/17 and a further £31 billion on social care for adults and children. Read
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NHS viral image factcheck
We’ve factchecked a viral graphic on NHS funding, A&E waiting times, ambulance targets, hospital beds and GPs. Read
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The Pro-sesh-ional classes: Do wealthy people drink more regularly?
Professionals and higher earners in Great Britain say they drink more regularly, if you count that as drinking weekly. Read
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Are there 100,000 vacancies in the NHS?
There were reportedly 100,000 vacancies in NHS trusts in England between October-December 2017. Home Office caps on visa numbers mean some international doctors cannot enter the UK to work. Read
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What’s driving our increasing population and household numbers?
Immigration has been the largest driver of the increasing population, according to the Office for National Statistics. Life expectancy has also been steadily increasing over the last few decades. Read
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