Fact checks including NHS staff levels and NHS pay
Health
A resurfaced claim that the money spent on the Test and Trace scheme would pay for a 15% pay rise for health service staff until 2058 is incorrect. Read
Health
The Observer reported that 27,546 staff had quit the NHS in England in 2022 citing work-life balance reasons, but the figures include staff moving to other health service jobs. Read
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The MP said that Amanda Pritchard earns £86,000. But her annual earnings in 2021/22 were actually more like £255,000. Read
Health
Rishi Sunak claimed NHS dentist numbers have increased by more than 500 “this year” compared with “last year”—but he appears to have been quoting figures for 2021/22. Read
Health
A Labour MP quoted BMA figures claiming junior doctor “pay restoration” would cost £1 billion, but the health secretary said it would cost £2 billion. Read
Health
The launch of the government’s new primary care plan prompted a raft of apparently contradictory claims about GP numbers. Read
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Some claims made during the recent strike used a mix of cash-terms and real-terms figures. Read
Health
Earlier this month the PM claimed there are now a “record number” of GPs, while the Liberal Democrats say the number’s down since the last election. Read
Health
A BMA advertisement says that a junior doctor makes just £14.09 per hour. This might be true in some cases, but on average junior doctors earn much more. Read
With many NHS workers on strike, some unions have challenged the independence of its pay review body. We take a look at the facts behind some of the main claims. Read
