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Green Party Manifesto: Social care
The most recent estimates suggest the spending gap for adult social care in England is around £600 million this year. Read
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How many NHS employees are there?
There are roughly 1.5 million people employed by the NHS but this is a headcount. There are other ways of counting such as Full-Time Equivalents. Read
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What is the NHS budget?
NHS funding works differently across the country, but most of the budget comes from the Government. Read
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What is the NHS?
The NHS stands for the National Health Service: Government-funded health care and medical services that everyone in the UK can use without being asked to pay the full cost. Read
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SNP Manifesto: Nurses' pay
Nurses in Scotland get paid more than nurses in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This is across all pay bands. Read
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SNP Manifesto: Accident and emergency
On average A&E departments in Scotland do perform better against the main waiting time target than those in the rest of the UK, although they’re still missing targets. Read
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NHS video, factchecked
We've factchecked a viral video featuring NHS employees that makes claims about the NHS. Read
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Is the NHS in crisis?
There are so many ways of measuring success in the NHS, but the results from the Nuffield Trust show that the NHS does face significant problems in many different areas. Read
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Liberal Democrat Manifesto: NHS finances
Nearly two-thirds of NHS trusts and foundation trusts ended the 2015/16 year in deficit. Read
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Liberal Democrat Manifesto: Environment
Air pollution contributes to 40,000 premature deaths a year and costs the NHS £15 billion Read
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