Health and social care

20 December 2024

Is the government on course to deliver an extra 40,000 more NHS appointments per week?

Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to deliver “40,000 more appointments every week” in NHS England, amounting to two million a year.

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20 November 2024

Is the government on track to recruit 8,500 more mental health staff?

Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers.

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20 November 2024

Is the government on course to meet the NHS 18-week standard on waiting times?

Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to reduce waits for NHS treatment to no more than 18 weeks.

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13 December 2024

Is the government training ‘thousands more GPs’?

Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto pledge about GP training.

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2 December 2024

Is the government on track to ensure ‘the next generation can never legally buy cigarettes’?

Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge on smoking.

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13 December 2024

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

The 2024 Budget provided funding for more scanners, but we need to know how many it will pay for.

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20 November 2024

Is the government on track to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments?

Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto pledge on dentistry.

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