Trend
+£4.7bn (38%) since 2019/20
exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields
What does health spending aim to achieve?
Improve population health
Provide high quality care
Reduce health inequalities
Value for money
Inside the £17bn
exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields
Hospital & Community Care
£7.2bn42.4% · £240/household
- Acute hospital services
- Community health services
- Outpatient services
Primary Care
£2.4bn14.1% · £80/household
- GP practices
- Dental services
- Community pharmacy
Medicines & Medical Devices
£1.9bn11.2% · £63/household
- Prescription medicines
- Vaccination programmes
- Medical devices and equipment
Mental Health Services
£1.6bn9.4% · £53/household
- Community mental health services
- Inpatient mental health care
- Psychological therapies
Social Care (Health Element)
£1.5bn8.8% · £50/household
- Continuing healthcare
- NHS-funded nursing care
- Carer support services
Public Health & Prevention
£0.4bn2.4% · £13/household
- Health protection (e.g. infection control)
- Screening programmes
- Health promotion
Health spending has more than doubled since 2010/11 (+126% in real terms).
The NHS employs around 1.6 million staff.
There are over 7,000 GP practices across the UK.
Over 1.1 billion prescription items were dispensed in 2023/24.
The NHS treats over 1 million patients every 36 hours.