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Is there a crisis in A&E?
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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Daily Mail beats BBC to social care correction
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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Do only 1 in 6 A&E units have enough consultants?
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
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Bed blocking - what is it, and is it paralysing the NHS?
"Bed blockers": Ready to go home, still in hospital "Bed blockers" is the somewhat derogatory term used to describe patients - most of them elderly - who are occupying a … Read
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Health and Social Care Act: what are the costs and benefits?
As the changes mandated by the Health and Social Care Act begin to be put in place across the NHS, there's still disagreement over how much it's costing - or saving - the public purse. Who's right? Read
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How many will be helped by the cap on social care costs?
The Coalition has said that it's a policy to be proud of. But the media has reported that, by the government's own admission, very few pensioners will benefit from the new cap on social care costs. Is the devil in the detail? Read
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How many have died in the heatwave?
Readers may have noticed the hot weather. But according to the Times, hundreds of lives have been claimed by the latest heatwave to hit the UK. How should we understand the numbers behind it? Read
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Getting higher: has mephedrone use increased by 300% since it was banned?
One MP raises concerns that banning drugs can be counter-productive. We raise concerns about the numbers. Read
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Has poor care caused the deaths of 13,000 NHS patients?
Is the report into high death rates at NHS hospitals the victim of political spin and media misreporting? Read
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Are 11 Irish women coming to England or Wales every day to get an abortion?
Every day 11 women come to England or Wales from Ireland to terminate their pregnancies. Who are they and how do they compare to other nationalities? Read
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