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The Prime Minister has announced that the NHS in England will receive £20.5 million more in funding in real terms by 2023/24. We’ve looked at where this might come from. Read
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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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In collaboration with the Nuffield Trust we looked at whether or not this winter was the worst ever for the NHS in England. Read
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We’ve factchecked a viral graphic on NHS funding, A&E waiting times, ambulance targets, hospital beds and GPs. Read
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Professionals and higher earners in Great Britain say they drink more regularly, if you count that as drinking weekly. Read
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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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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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An estimated 19% of working-age adults, and 22% of all people in the UK have a disability, as defined by the Equality Act. Read
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There were the equivalent of 10,000 NHS health visitors working full-time in England in December 2015. That fell by 19% by December 2017 to just over 8,200 now. Read
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An estimated 16% of children aged 2-15 in England were obese in 2016, and a further 12% were overweight. Read
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