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NHS: Expenditure

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 24 February 2025UIN 31214

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a table of the total amount spent on (a) primary, (b) secondary, (c) tertiary and (d) community care in the NHS in each of the last 5 financial years.

Answered by Karin Smyth

NHS England does not routinely collect expenditure data against the categories requested. However, the table attached shows the total spend in billions for specialised services, primary medical care, community services, continuing care, acute services, core mental health services, and others, as well as total integrated care board and direct commissioning spend, from 2015/16 to 2023/24.

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