After the fact – Jeremy Hunt vs Ralf Little
In December, we factchecked a Twitter debate between Jeremy Hunt and Ralf Little on mental health. Find out how we're following up. Read
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More people, more (NHS) problems?
Both the UK’s population and average life expectancy has increased since the founding of the NHS. Read
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Is the NHS recruiting enough new GPs?
The number of GPs is falling, but we can’t be certain by how much. The number in training is rising, although we don’t know if this will be enough for the government to meet its recruitment targets. Read
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Mental health crisis care
Liaison psychiatry is available in nearly all A&Es in England. More than half of these are 24/7, but the extent of care provision still varies across them. Read
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Mental health staff in the NHS
The number of mental health doctors and nurses in the NHS has been falling. Read
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NHS spending on mental health
NHS England spent £11.6 billion on mental health in 2016/17. Read
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Mental health: staff working in talking therapies
Staff numbers working in the talking therapies programme for people with anxiety and depression have risen by at least 2,850 since 2012. Read
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Mental Health in England: Jeremy Hunt vs Ralf Little
The actor and the Health Secretary got into a dispute on Twitter over mental health services in England. We factchecked their claims. Read
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Are 40% of nurses leaving full-time work in their first year?
15% of new full-time NHS England nurses left full-time work in the year May 2016 to May 2017. Overall, 41% of new nurses weren’t in full-time employment by May 2017. Read
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How much is spent on health and social care in the NHS?
Around 83% of English acute hospital trusts are in deficit so far this year. Social care spending has also fallen by £1.3 billion since 2010. Read
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