Health
Can't get no NHS satisfaction?
One survey says most people are satisfied with the NHS, another says more of us are dissatisfied. Why the different results? Read
Fact checks
NHS performance and satisfaction
Fact checks about the reported quality of the NHS, waiting lists and quality of care
Economy, Business & Finance
Election 2017: what the parties haven’t told voters
Full Fact factchecks what the parties do say. Often what they haven't said matters even more. Read
Analysis
Health
What is the NHS?
The NHS stands for the National Health Service: Government-funded health care and medical services that everyone in the UK can use without being asked to pay the full cost. Read
Analysis
Health
Is the NHS in crisis?
There are so many ways of measuring success in the NHS, but the results from the Nuffield Trust show that the NHS does face significant problems in many different areas. Read
Analysis
Health
Are there one million people in hospital with nowhere else to go?
In January there were 7,100 people in hospital at the end of the month who were medically fit to leave but weren't discharged. Across the whole month there were 197,000 delayed days. Read
Fact checks
Health
A&E waiting times
The number of people waiting four hours in all types of A&E in England in 2015/16 is higher than in 2010/11. More people are going to A&E but the percentage of people seen within four hours has also f Read
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Health
Cancer care waiting times
An NHS target for the proportion of cancer patients being treated within 62 days of referral is being missed. In January the proportion meeting the target was the lowest since 2009. Read
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Health
Hospitals: safety versus quality
The Prime Minister and leader of the opposition clashed over the number of hospitals which are unsafe and how many are good or outstanding during Prime Minister’s Questions. We factchecked their claim Read
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Health
Who's cutting hospital bed numbers?
It’s been falling almost constantly since the 1980s, but there's more to these figures than meets the eye. Read
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Health
A&E in England has never been busier
There were 2.5 million more attendances at English A&Es in 2016 compared with 2010. Read
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