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Deep dive: COVID-19 related inequalities
26 June 2020
EXPLAINER: A deep dive in to reports detailing how COVID-19 infection, hospital admission and death varies across the population
Making basic comparisons between the numbers of COVID-19 positive tests or deaths across different geographic regions using raw figures may seem straightforward. But coming to
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COVID-19 and health inequalities in Northern Ireland
26 June 2020
EXPLAINER: What do the reports from the Department of Health and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency tell us about COVID-19 related health inequalities in Northern Ireland
This article explains data published by the Department of Health as well as the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, about COVID-19 related health inequalities
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What are shielding letters?
2 June 2020
EXPLAINER: What is a shielding letter? Who sends them out? Who should have received one?
[This article is part of the COVID-19 Information Dissemination (COVID-19 ID) Project — a partnership between Community Development and Health Network (CDHN) and FactCheckNI. Its
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What are the rules of lockdown in Northern Ireland?
27 April 2020
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The health system in Northern Ireland: How is it structured and who makes decisions about COVID-19?
22 April 2020
EXPLAINER: How is the health system in Northern Ireland structured, and who makes decisions about COVID-19?
This article explains how the health system in Northern Ireland is structured, and who is responsible for COVID-19 planning and decision making. [This article is
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It’s all about the test: Counting COVID-19 deaths
14 April 2020
EXPLAINER: what's the difference between the different COVID-19 death statistics
“The figures on deaths relate in almost all cases to patients who have died in hospital and who have tested positive for COVID-19. Slight differences
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Fighting a fire blindfolded? COVID-19 testing in Northern Ireland
8 April 2020
EXPLAINER: COVID-19 testing in Northern Ireland
by Jenny McENEANEY for FactCheckNI (8 April 2020) “You cannot fight a fire blindfolded… test, test, test.” That’s a summary of the World Health Organization’s
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Accessing abortion services in Northern Ireland
11 October 2019
EXPLAINER about changes in the accessibility of abortion services in Northern Ireland (historical and contemporary)
by Dr Orna YOUNG for FactCheckNI (11 October 2019) There have been changes in the accessibility of abortion services in Northern Ireland. In this article,
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4 September 2019
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Measuring the “climate” of identity: NILT and time-series surveys
27 June 2019
EXPLAINER: The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey
by Dr Orna YOUNG for FactCheckNI (26 June 2019) What is the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey? The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey
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Communal counting: The Northern Ireland census
6 March 2019
EXPLAINER: How the Northern Ireland measures the number of “Protestants” and “Catholics” in the population
In Northern Ireland, much data are reduced to communal categories of “Protestant” and “Catholic”, for the purposes of monitoring the delivery of public services and
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Semtex and powdered milk: A history of Ireland-Northern Ireland border checks
22 January 2019
EXPLAINER: a history of Ireland-Northern Ireland border checks, both customs and security
At an event in London on 15 January 2019, Arlene Foster (Leader, DUP), stated that during the Troubles there has not been a hard border