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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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The cost of training a doctor
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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Does UKIP want to privatise the NHS?
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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Is the “seven-day NHS” a fuss over nothing?
The government says going to hospital at the weekend is seriously bad for your health. A group of doctors disputes the evidence on this. What’s going on? Read
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NHS trusts in deficit
The latest figures show that 75% of acute trusts (hospitals) are in deficit. Read
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Fewer police cells are being used to hold people with mental health problems
Police cells are being used less often as a ‘place of safety’ under the Mental Health Act. Read
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Total spending on mental health
Perhaps £11.7 billion was spent on mental health in 2014/15, or perhaps not. Read
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40% of mental health trusts have seen their incomes fall
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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The biggest cause of death depends on how you count them
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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