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Are admin staff doing the job of doctors?
According to the Daily Telegraph, GP surgeries are letting untrained receptionists triage patients. How widespread is this practice? Read
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Dying of thirst: is the NHS failing its patients?
According to medical experts, doctors are failing to diagnose and properly treat people with kidney malfunction. The Daily Mail claims that thousands of these patients are dying from dehydration. To what extent is clinical negligence to blame? Read
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Politicians and statistics: our examples on the BBC Today Programme
Full Fact's Director Will Moy appeared on the Today Programme this morning just before Sir Andrew Dilnot of the UK Statistics Authority, both talking about how politicians use statistics. If … Read
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"Excess" deaths in NHS hospitals
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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Nurse numbers: an unhealthy state of affairs?
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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Dangerous dogs: are 20,000 victims ending up in hospital?
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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How much does the NHS lose from foreign 'health tourists'?
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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Department of Health shows its evidence for 'health tourists'
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 - power to the patients?
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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Are doctors deserting the NHS?
The Sun states that 1,000 doctors left the NHS between March and April 2013. Is this unusual? Read
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