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12 April 2024

Company owned by Sunak's in-laws hasn't been given a multi-billion pound NHS contract

The largest NHS IT contract ever awarded was £330 million and was not awarded to Infosys.

11 April 2024

The NHS England waiting list was effectively stable in February

Although the number of cases awaiting non-emergency treatment in England technically fell by about 36,000, about 36,000 cases were also excluded from the data. If measured consistently, it would have

10 April 2024

There was no rise in the stillbirth risk in the US in 2021

The rate actually fell slightly, according to official data.

8 April 2024

Only one area in England has seen a 79% increase in four-week waits for a GP

Across England as a whole the overall increase was 38%.

3 April 2024

HPV vaccines have been shown to be safe and effective

They have been proven to be very effective at reducing the risk of some cancers in later life, and a large body of evidence shows that they are safe.

28 March 2024

Japan has not banned mRNA Covid-19 vaccines

These remain available in the country.

27 March 2024

The Gates Foundation did not paralyse 300,000 children in India

There is no evidence to support this at all.

26 March 2024

Iceland has not banned Covid-19 vaccines

Covid-19 vaccines are still available in Iceland

22 March 2024

Most junior doctors have not had a 10% pay rise

Although the basic pay of first-year doctors in England did rise by that much last year, most junior doctors had a pay uplift of less than 10%.

21 March 2024

Israel doesn’t have highest skin cancer rate outside Australasia

Many other countries have higher rates than Israel, according to WHO figures.

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Company owned by Sunak's in-laws hasn't been given a multi-billion pound NHS contract

The NHS England waiting list was effectively stable in February

There was no rise in the stillbirth risk in the US in 2021

Only one area in England has seen a 79% increase in four-week waits for a GP

HPV vaccines have been shown to be safe and effective

Japan has not banned mRNA Covid-19 vaccines

The Gates Foundation did not paralyse 300,000 children in India

Iceland has not banned Covid-19 vaccines

Most junior doctors have not had a 10% pay rise

Israel doesn’t have highest skin cancer rate outside Australasia

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