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The government estimates that it costs £230,000 overall to get the average student through medical school. “The taxpayer” doesn’t pay for all of this because some comes in student loans. Read
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Although interim leader Nigel Farage has said he wants to move to an insurance-based NHS in the past he has now said he wants it to be free for all British nationals. The UKIP 2015 manifesto also says Read
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The latest figures show that 75% of acute trusts (hospitals) are in deficit. Read
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Police cells are being used less often as a ‘place of safety’ under the Mental Health Act. Read
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Perhaps £11.7 billion was spent on mental health in 2014/15, or perhaps not. Read
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It’s correct that 40% of mental health trusts had lower income in 2015/16 compared to the previous year, according to analysis by the King’s Fund think tank. Read
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Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease were the single most common cause of deaths in 2015, but cancers in total caused more deaths. Read
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Cancer survival rates in England are at a record high across cancer types as a whole. Read
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A London hospital has announced it will be asking women who receive maternity services to provide ID before treatment to determine whether they should be charged. Read
