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Research published in the British Medical Journal earlier this week said that moderate drinking was only associated with reduced mortality for women over the age of 65, with "little to … Read
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This article first appeared on the Nuffield Trust website. It's the second in a new series called 'Fact or fiction?', where experts from the Nuffield Trust give their take on … Read
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NatCen says satisfaction with the NHS is up to 65% from 60% in 2013. Dissatisfaction is at its lowest level since Natcen's survey began 30 years ago. Read
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This tweet from Labour's health team caught our eye: That's almost true — we've looked at the data for the NHS in England and we make it 61 weeks, not … Read
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"A&E waiting is worst for a decade". BBC News, 6 January 2015 This is right: figures published this morning showed that in the last three months of 2014, less than … Read
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With four months still to go until the polls open, the parties are already vying for our votes. We look at the claims made on their new campaign posters. Read
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The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has stepped in to correct inaccurate reporting of figures on the number of new nurses who are recruited from overseas. Earlier in … Read
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This piece has been updated The Sunday People this weekend reported that NHS England lost 1,800 nurses this summer. That's right, and if you count midwives, health visitors, and school … Read
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With the government set to announce £2 billion in extra funding for the NHS next year, we look into the different estimates of how much money will be needed by 2020. Read
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"Young men of 25 die every day," says BBC Sport commenting on the death of the cricketer Philip Hughes. While it's unimportant in the context, thankfully that's not the case … Read
