Health
The government did not give £37 billion to Serco
This is the total budget for two years of Test and Trace. Not all of it was spent, and only a fraction went to Serco. Read
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Social care
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Health
Matt Hancock used the phrase ‘protective ring’ about care homes long before he claims
Records show the Health Secretary used the phrase about care homes in May 2020 to describe actions taken in the first wave of the pandemic. Read
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Health
Is there a precedent for mandatory vaccines for care home workers?
Some healthcare workers are required by their employers to have the Hepatitis B vaccine, but it's not a specific law. Read
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Health
Covid-19 deaths in care homes have started to fall
Keir Starmer was right, in one way, to say that deaths in care homes were rising. In another way, Boris Johnson was right to disagree. Read
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Health
Poll shows public thinks Brexit and NHS are most important issues facing the country
A survey reported by the Mail found social care to be the most pressing issue for the new government, but only among a selective list. Read
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Boris Johnson on LBC: fact checked
Conservative party leader Boris Johnson took part in an audience phone-in on LBC Radio. We fact checked his responses. Read
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Health
Claim about social care spending and nurse numbers needs more context
Just under 97,000 nurses voluntarily resigned from the NHS in England between 2010 and 2018. Overall the number of nurses working in the NHS is higher than in 2010. Read
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Health
It’s not certain that 87 people a day are dying waiting for care
The data behind this figure has limitations and there are some reasons to suspect the true figure may be lower. Read
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Health
How many people with dementia have to sell their homes to pay for care?
A poll found that 16% of respondents who said they had friends or family with dementia also said that person had to sell their home to pay for care. Read
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Health
Councils aren’t getting enough funding to meet demand for social care
Increases in council tax aren’t enough to meet the demand for social care. Experts point to a lack of council funding from central government. Read
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