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Re: The state benefits system mega-thread.
https://fullfact.org/health/adult-so...nurse-numbers/
Quote:
“Since 2010, social care has been slashed by £7.7 billion. Over 200,000 nurses have resigned.”
David Lammy MP, 27 October 2019
This week Labour MP David Lammy claimed that social care has been slashed by £7.7 billion and that 200,000 nurses have resigned since 2010.
The £7.7 billion figure needs more context. It’s the amount councils in England say they have had to save on adult social care spending since 2010. That’s money they had in previous budgets but had to make savings on, it’s not necessarily how much their budget has been reduced by. Overall spending on adult social care has fallen by £0.4 billion in real terms (taking into account inflation) since 2010.
The claim that 200,000 nurses have resigned is incorrect. It refers to all nurses who left the NHS in England between 2010 and 2018—including those who have retired, died in service, or left for an unknown reason.
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