Search results for ‘Department of Health’
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FactCheck Q&A: how do you avoid Coronavirus? Here’s what the experts say
Ministers have been pushing the message that good hand hygiene is a simple way to help prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
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Government given ultimatum on housing of people with learning disabilities and autism
A government report concluded people with learning disabilities and autism would get personalised care and support in suitable accommodation, but deadline after deadline has been missed.
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FactCheck: your Brexit day questions answered
We asked FactCheck readers what they wanted to know about Brexit day.
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FactCheck: Labour’s NHS ‘Rescue Plan’
The party pledge to increase NHS budgets by £26bn by 2023-24.
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FactCheck: is Boris Johnson really giving the NHS “new money”?
NHS experts have cast doubt on whether the £1.8bn is really new, and whether it is enough to make a difference to cash-strapped hospitals.
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FactCheck: Jeremy Hunt’s missed NHS targets
The Conservative leadership hopeful is keen to remind us of his time as health secretary.
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Government faces legal challenge over no-deal Brexit medicine shortages plan
As the Health Secretary Matt Hancock was telling MPs about how the Channel Tunnel will help with the supply of medicines if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the government was being threatened with a judicial review over its plans to prevent a break in supply.
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Figures show NHS coped well over Xmas, but warning signs remain
Winter means extra pressure on the NHS in England, and while figures published today for the the last two weeks of December show the health service is coping well, there are some warning signs.
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Terminal breast cancer patients ‘abandoned’ amid nurse shortage
Almost three quarters of NHS Trusts are failing to provide specialist nurses for patients with incurable breast cancer, according to research from the Breast Cancer Care charity. Patients say having a specialist nurse to support them is the single most important thing they want, the charity claims. The Department of Health says it is “committed…
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FactCheck: Are insulin supplies really at risk from a no-deal Brexit?
We produce a tiny fraction of insulin supplies in the UK, but the biggest manufacturers say their plans will protect supplies.
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FactCheck: how generous have the Conservatives been with the NHS?
Even with the extra cash, the health budget is growing much slower than it did under the last Labour government.
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Coroner says women’s prison safety hasn’t improved in a decade
On the first of February 2008, the senior coroner for West Yorkshire called for young women with severe mental illness not to be sent to prison. He urged the Prison Service and the Department of Health to keep them in secure places that could offer treatment and support. 10 years on – to the day…
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Experts say new NHS charging policy is not fully costed
This week, the government introduced upfront NHS fees for overseas visitors. But an investigation by FactCheck has found that crucial details were left out of the costings.
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Hunt vs. Hawking: who’s right about the NHS?
The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, clashed with Professor Stephen Hawking over the weekend over the NHS. The exchange saw claims and counter-claims scattered across the pages of the weekend papers, with each accusing the other of ignoring evidence. So, who’s right? FactCheck looks at the four biggest points of contention between the pair.
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Life expectancy stalls in England
For decades, life expectancy has been steadily going up. But new analysis shows that unlike other rich countries like Hong Kong and Japan, in England it has dramatically stalled since 2010, when the Conservatives introduced austerity. Experts say it could be linked to what they called “miserly” spending on health and social care. The Department of Health insists the NHS has…