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The government's Care Minister has said that there's an "institutional bias" against mental health patients. According to various media reports, NHS trusts are reducing the number of mental health beds that they have available. Does this tell of a "crisis"? Read
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The frontpage headline of today's Sun's erroneously claims that 1,200 people have been killed by "mental patients". Here's why we'll be seeking a correction from the newspaper. Read
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This week the Health Secretary insisted that the Conservatives are "the party that really cares about the NHS". Lambasting Labour's management of the health service, Jeremy Hunt argued that the Coalition had transformed patient care. We've examined the basis for his claims. Read
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In a speech to his party's conference, Andy Burnham promised that a future Labour government would repeal the controversial Health and Social Care Act. He also accused the Coalition of failing patients. We've examined the evidence. Read
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Several of today's newspapers claim that 'ghost patients' - those who are still registered with their GP despite being either dead or no longer living in the area - are costing the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds every year. Why is this the case? Read
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What kind of health is the NHS in? And what does its future look like? After a Radio 4 debate on possible models for the NHS, we review the evidence for a range of opinions and predictions. Read
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According to newspaper reports, the NHS has spent £4 million on discretionary deals with whistleblowers. Why has the Treasury not signed off these payments, and how many staff are involved? Read
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Following the death of Daniel Pelka, campaigners are calling for an introduction of mandatory reporting of child abuse. But an LSE professor has cast doubt on the effectiveness of this law. Read
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The media has widely reported the news that death rates in England's hospitals are 45% higher than in the United States. Professor Sir Brian Jarman, the academic who compiled the statistics, has described his findings as "absolutely appalling". But there are - as he notes - several caveats to the data. Read
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Three papers report that 'never events' - the most serious of patient safety incidents - have doubled on the NHS in the past year. But they haven't - they've fallen. Read
