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NHS staff
Fact checks including NHS staff levels and NHS pay
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Are there more nurses on our wards?
We don’t have figures specifically for the total number of nurses on hospital wards. Read
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Nursing training places
We don’t know yet how changes to NHS bursaries will affect the number of places universities offer. Read
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A shortage of midwives?
There are more midwives in England than there were in 2010, but the trade union representing them estimates that there’s a shortage, as has the National Audit Office. Read
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Staffing in A&E
There are roughly 600 more A&E consultants, 1,500 more A&E doctors, and 2,000 more paramedics since 2010. Read
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The number of doctors and nurses in NHS England
In September 2016 there were the equivalent of 9,000 more doctors working full-time for NHS hospitals and community health services in England than there were in September 2010. Read
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Fewer doctors and nurses working in mental health
There are fewer nurses and doctors specialising in mental health now than in 2010. Read
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The cost of training a doctor
The government estimates that it costs £230,000 overall to get the average student through medical school. “The taxpayer” doesn’t pay for all of this because some comes in student loans. Read
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