The Royal College of Nursing claims that there are nearly 20,000 unfilled nursing posts in England, putting patients at risk. FactCheck rolls up its sleeves to find out how unhealthy nursing numbers really are.
‘Health tourism’ costs us millions, according to reports today. But how far should we trust the government’s figures, FactCheck asks? And are we right to cite £2bn?
In order to tackle the chronic loneliness of the elderly, Jeremy Hunt – who once worked in Japan and whose wife is Chinese – says we should take lessons from Asia. What are they doing right? FactCheck investigates.
Vicky Pryce argues that more than half of women in jail are there due to the men in their life – but is she right? FactCheck analyses the claim behind her “Prisonomics”.
EU lawmakers are set to tighten regulation of the tobacco industry and may beef up regulation around electronic cigarettes so they are classified a medicinal product.
It may not seem glamorous, but unpicking a system that underpins nearly every biological function you can think of, from digesting food to feeling love, has won three men the Nobel prize for medicine.
The Association of Chief Police Officers has suggested throwing binge drinkers into privately run “drunk tanks” to save the taxpayer money. But will it work?
There is no doubt that A&E departments are under pressure, but are they shouldering GPs’ work as Jeremy Hunt claims? FactCheck dons its white coat.
The government has put off introducing plain cigarette packets because it says there’s no evidence of any impact. FactCheck begs to differ.
Researchers say that picking IVF embryos with a gene test will dramatically increase chances of conception, helping millions more couples to have babies.
Victoria Macdonald
With no mention of minimum pricing for alcohol and cigarettes in the Queen’s speech, are politicians not thinking ahead or do they realise exactly what they’re doing?
First we hear the government wants to ban branded fag packets, then we hear they don’t. FactCheck does some ashen-faced digging.
It seems being a bookworm is good for you, and people across England with mild to moderate mental health concerns are set to be prescribed self-help books. What books would you recommend?
Victoria Macdonald
The Francis inquiry report into the scandal at Mid-Staffordshire Foundation Trust will soon be published – but will those held responsible be held to account?
Victoria Macdonald
Victoria Macdonald revisits a man with dystonia whose life has been transformed by deep brain stimulation therapy that his primary care trust had initially refused to provide.