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Nearly a quarter of respondents to a Royal College of Nursing survey said they had taken an additional job. We don’t know how representative this is of all nurses. Read
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A report estimates 120,000 more people have died since 2010 than would have if the mortality rate from 2001-10 had stayed the same. Read
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The number of A&E attendances has generally been increasing, with a smaller proportion being seen inside four hours. Read
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How many nurses work in the UK and what kind of work do they do? We took a look. Read
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NHS England say it’s incorrect there were no psychiatric beds available overnight across England on 28 October 2017. Previously services providers have said no beds of particular types were free. Read
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The number of people detained under the Mental Health Act has increased by 47% in ten years. Read
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The UK’s population is ageing and more people are going to A&E every year. Read
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NHS England told us that new guidelines on collecting information on the sexual orientation of patients aren’t compulsory. Read
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Around 4,000 women living in Ireland and Northern Ireland came to England and Wales for an abortion in 2016. Read
Abortion is banned in Northern Ireland except to protect the health of the mother. Campaigners have been trying to change the law. Read
