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The government investigates hospitals with elevated mortality rates, but - contrary to media reports - "excess" deaths aren't necessarily a result of poor care. There are two main ways of … Read
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Labour says that the Coalition has cut the number of nursing staff, in spite of independent warnings. What's happened to the number of nurses under the current government? Read
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With "harsh penalties" being threatened by the Government for those who allow their dogs to cause others injuries, the Mirror claims that Ministers are "dithering" while 20,000 are already needing hospital attention. Where's the evidence? Read
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According to the government, the National Health Service is in danger of becoming the International Health Service. But what's the evidence for so-called 'health tourists' - overseas visitors who aren't … Read
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Just over a month ago, the Department of Health refused to provide data that we had asked for under the Freedom of Information Act. Amid all the discussion of what … Read
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The Friends and Family Test asks hospital patients to grade the care they've received. The government says that it will help the NHS to improve. But is the survey as useful as all that? Read
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The Sun states that 1,000 doctors left the NHS between March and April 2013. Is this unusual? Read
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Accident and Emergency departments are the open door of the NHS, treating patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. But with reports that A&E … Read
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On 18 July we contacted both the BBC and the Daily Mail to highlight errors on their coverage of the cap on social care. The error As we flagged in … Read
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After MPs warned that Accident and Emergency care was "not good enough" this morning, the Daily Mail pointed out that just a sixth of A&E units have enough consultants 'on the shop floor' able to deal with patients at busy times. Is this correct? Read
