Search results for ‘Department of Health’
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FactCheck: what are NHS physician associates and why are unions worried?
Physician associates support doctors diagnosing and managing patients, often in GP surgeries or hospitals.
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England A&Es worse than Scotland and Wales on key 4 hour target, analysis finds
In all three nations, things have got worse over the past decade.
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FactCheck: extreme A&E waits in Northern Ireland now 36 times higher than 2009
Health service targets say no-one should wait this long.
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FactCheck: has Rishi Sunak met his pledge to cut NHS waiting lists?
Has Rishi Sunak met his pledge to cut NHS waiting lists? FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: will the chickenpox vaccine be available to all children on the NHS – and who is currently eligible?
A vaccine to protect against chickenpox should become a routine childhood vaccine, government advisers have announced.
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FactCheck: Northern Ireland’s long breast cancer waits are 50 times higher than in 2011
Women should be seen by a specialist within two weeks of a GP referral.
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Middle men profited from government buying PPE, says Labour MP
We spoke to Labour MP Meg Hillier, chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
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Covid: Discharging untested patients into care homes unlawful, High Court says
The case against the government in England was brought by two women whose fathers both died in care homes in the spring of 2020 as the pandemic took hold.
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FactCheck: tens of thousands of NHS England staff face dismissal over compulsory vaccines
Health workers have until 3 February to get their first dose.
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FactCheck: what is the government’s Covid booster target in England?
After days of confusion, it seems we have an answer.
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The frontline of Britain’s lockdown drink problem as alcohol deaths soar
Britain must urgently address its alcohol problem to stop more record-breaking deaths, one of the country’s leading liver specialists has warned as Channel 4 News was granted exclusive access to a specialist liver unit.
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FactCheck: Boris Johnson’s conference speech
Let’s give it the FactCheck treatment.
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FactCheck Q&A: Why are we vaccinating 16 and 17-year-olds?
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) updated its advice today after weighing the potential harms and benefits of offering the vaccine to 16 and 17-year-olds.
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FactCheck: vaccines minister claims Covid is most infectious respiratory disease
By two major measures, it looks like he’s wrong.
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FactCheck: nearly 700,000 over-50s may still be completely unvaccinated
We estimate one in 30 still haven’t had a single jab.