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School Holiday Hunger; Reform of Private Healthcare; The Truth About Surveys

We hear from a teacher who says he sees pupils return after school holidays noticeably thinner - should school canteens stay open during the summer?

You and Yours examines claims that children who get free school meals go hungry in the summer holidays. We hear from a teacher who says students return noticeably thinner. Spain's school canteens will stay open this summer - should ours follow suit?
Business leaders say the private healthcare system needs reform as much as the banking industry, according to new research by health insurance company Bupa. We ask what's going wrong and what needs to change.
And when is a survey worth paying attention to - just how reliable is the research behind those newspaper headlines?

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Thu 24 Jul 2014 12:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM

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Chapters

  • Fake Debt Firms

    The water companies are the latest big companies pretending to be debt collectors

    Duration: 06:04

  • Nun on a Mission

    How Britain's first female firefighter set up a groundbreaking equine centre

    Duration: 04:33

  • "Cinderella" Surgery

    How much do you hate your feet? Would you send thousands on surgery to "correct" them?

    Duration: 06:40

  • Josh Wills 1

    A severely autistic 13 year old being treated hundreds of miles from his family

    Duration: 04:59

  • Surveys

    How much should you believe in the surveys that make the newspaper headlines?

    Duration: 04:02

  • Purchased Debt

    How big companies sell off their debts to third parties who can pursue them aggressively

    Duration: 05:19

  • Josh Wills 2

    More from Josh's family

    Duration: 04:35

  • School Holiday Hunger

    Why some pupils will return to school noticeably thinner this summer

    Duration: 07:35

  • Private Healthcare

    Head of Bupa says private healthcare needs as much reform as the banking system

    Duration: 06:48

Broadcasts

  • Thu 24 Jul 2014 12:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
  • Thu 24 Jul 2014 12:04
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 LW

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