Fact checks about waiting lists, unpaid overtime and availability of health care services
Health
Type 2 diabetes sufferers make up one in 10 hospital admissions in England but a small fraction were admitted for type 2 diabetes as the main diagnosis. Read
Immigration
6.5 million migrants have joined GP surgeries in the decade from 2007, but not all of them are here long-term and some were double counted. Read
Health
Half of the NHS trusts in England that responded to an FOI were forced to close at least one of their maternity units temporarily in 2017. Read
Health
There were reportedly 100,000 vacancies in NHS trusts in England between October-December 2017. Home Office caps on visa numbers mean some international doctors cannot enter the UK to work. Read
Health
A survey of around 60 GPs found that 6% of appointments could have been dealt with at home or at a pharmacy, but we can’t say if it’s an accurate estimate for all GP appointments. Read
Health
The number of NHS hospital beds has halved in the last thirty years, but the number of doctors has risen consistently. Read
Health
One in six ambulances were delayed for over half an hour after arriving at A&Es in England in the first week of 2018. Read
Health
Both the UK’s population and average life expectancy has increased since the founding of the NHS. Read
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15% of new full-time NHS England nurses left full-time work in the year May 2016 to May 2017. Overall, 41% of new nurses weren’t in full-time employment by May 2017. Read
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What does a crude search for articles containing both NHS and “winter crisis” in a newspaper database tell us about use of the term? Read
