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How many excess deaths are there in winter?
There were 24,300 excess winter deaths in 2015/16. These deaths were largely attributed to respiratory or circulatory conditions or dementia. Read
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Will you have to prove you need to see your GP?
About 180 GP surgeries are using initial telephone consultations (telephone triage) systematically to manage high demand for their services (out of about 7,700 practices in England). Read
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£10 billion or £4.5 billion: what's going on with NHS spending?
We looked at how much money the NHS is getting from the government this parliament and whether or not it's more than it asked for. Read
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Are one million people without social care?
Age UK say more than one million people are not receiving the social care they need, but the research hasn't been published yet. They've produced similar estimates before. Read
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Social care and delayed transfers from hospital
Between 2011/12 and 2015/16 the number of patients whose transfer from hospital was delayed due to social care increased by one third. Read
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How many children have mental health disorders?
According to a 2004 survey for the Department of Health one in 10 children have a mental disorder. More up-to-date research is to be published in 2018. Read
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EU staff at Great Ormond Street hospital
23% of doctors and 17% of all doctors and nurses at Great Ormond Street hospital reported they were from the EU in 2015. Read
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Do we have enough maternity consultants?
Around three quarters of maternity units reported not having any consultants present overnight on weekdays, according to a survey by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Read
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Appealing a ‘Fit for Work’ decision
If you appeal a Work Capability Assessment decision, you are more likely to win than lose. The most recent data suggests that about three-fifths of appeals are successful. Read
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Spending on mental health services
57% of Clinical Commissioning Groups plan to reduce funding for mental health services, out of those who responded to an FOI request. Read
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