NHS – Full Fact

8 June 2026

Appears off track

Government Tracker

Is the government on track to double the number of CT and MRI scanners in the NHS?

By Leo Benedictus • 3 mins

Labour’s 2024 election manifesto promised to introduce a new ‘Fit for the Future’ fund. Read

Gov Tracker

29 May 2026

Wait and see

Government Tracker

Will the government create a National Care Service?

By Joshua Salisbury • 3 mins

We take a look at Labour’s pledge to create a National Care Service, a proposal to overhaul adult social care in England. Read

Gov Tracker

20 April 2026

Health

Welsh Labour makes inaccurate claim about Reform UK’s prescriptions stance

By Hannah Smith • 2 mins

Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan claimed Reform UK hasn’t said whether it would keep free prescriptions in Wales—but the party has said it would. Read

Fact checks

17 April 2026

Health

Are 800,000 Scottish people waiting for NHS treatment?

By Nasim Asl • 3 mins

This figure refers to the number of waits, not the number of individuals waiting for treatment as both Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar claimed. Read

Fact checks

31 March 2026

Health

Labour MP’s claim that one in six Scots are ‘stuck on an NHS waiting list’ is not reliable

By Nasim Asl • 3 mins

This figure, which we’ve heard from Scottish Labour before, appears to combine waits for multiple types of treatment in Scotland—but some patients may be waiting for multiple appointments. Read

Fact checks

6 February 2026

Health

How many more GPs has the government recruited?

By Leo Benedictus • 4 mins

The government claims it has put 3,000 GPs into general practice, but that figure is a headcount of the GPs recruited through a specific scheme. The overall net increase in full-time equivalent GPs is less. Read

Fact checks

19 November 2025

Health

No, you don’t need to buy a ‘£100 access card’ to use NHS services

By Leo Benedictus • 2 mins

Posts falsely claim the government is introducing a card costing £100 a year to access NHS services. No such card exists. The NHS is still free at the point of use for UK residents. Read

Fact checks

30 October 2025

Health

Official child obesity figures include tens of thousands of children who aren’t clinically obese

By Leo Benedictus • 9 mins

Ministers and the NHS have repeatedly said one in five children leave primary school obese—but data obtained by Full Fact casts doubt on that claim. Read

Fact checks

17 October 2025

Health

The government isn’t introducing a £10 charge for GP appointments

By Joshua Salisbury • 3 mins

Videos circulating on social media claim that from November it will cost £10 to see an NHS GP, with a £30 fine for missing an appointment. Read

Fact checks

8 October 2025

Immigration

What support do asylum seekers get in the UK?

By Jess Hacker and Hannah Smith • 8 mins

Can asylum seekers claim benefits, use the NHS or get a free iPhone? We’ve answered some of the most common questions we see about the support given. Read

Analysis