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6 July 2012

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How long are A&E waiting times?

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley and his Labour shadow Andy Burnham this week disagreed about what Accident and Emergency waiting time data was actually telling us. So what do the figures show? Read

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31 May 2012

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Will fewer people die if doctors strike?

The British Medical Association's decision to pursue industrial action for the first time in over 40 years provoked a great deal of interest in this morning's papers. The Independent included … Read

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22 May 2012

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Does alcohol cause 1 in 8 deaths before retirement?

Many newspapers and websites reported last week that one in eight deaths of UK adults under the age of 65 were caused by alcohol. The Mail, for example, claimed that … Read

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2 May 2012

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How many prescription errors are doctors making?

Today nearly all major news outlets carried multiple claims about GPs handing out inaccurate prescriptions, but the stories contained different figures. Doctors might not give the right prescription, but do the papers? Read

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