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Will millions of patients miss out on GP appointments this year?
Is it possible that patients totalling up to half the UK population will miss out on an appointment with their GP this year? Read
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There's more to malnutrition than hunger
Full Fact Live: factchecking in brief from Full Fact and elsewhere. Read
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Do a third of mentally ill people found by police end up in custody?
"The Police and Crime Commissioners organisation said that 36% of mentally ill people found in public and held by police end up in cells instead of with health professionals" Read
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NHS waiting lists: are the numbers of patients rising?
The Guardian reported an increase in the number of patients on NHS waiting lists under the coalition, but is this a fair comparison? Read
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Second-hand smoke: what is the impact on children in England?
MPs are due to vote on a ban on smoking in a car containing anyone under the age of 18. How many children are affected, and what is the impact on their health? Read
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Smoking in cars: just how toxic is it?
Yesterday's decision by the House of Lords to back a Labour amendment that would ban adults from smoking in a car when children are present was big news this morning, … Read
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Misquoted and misunderstood: have "one in four" people really had a mental health problem?
What do a government department, a charity, a Royal College and a journal paper all have in common? They've all quoted the same, widely used statistic: one in four people … Read
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Can we trust police and hospitals figures?
OPINION: Police crime statistics and figures for hospital waiting times can't be relied upon, we've learned in the past two weeks. Read
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How many people have been depressed?
The Mail this week claimed that half of us have ever been depressed: twice what official estimates suggest. But can we rely on its sources? Read
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Are 1.5 million people 'addicted' to prescription drugs?
As the Home Affairs Select Committee calls for more data on addiction to prescription drugs, the data that does exist comes under scrutiny itself. Read
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