2. GENERAL EXPENDITURE ISSUES
(Continued)
2.2.6 Could the Department provide comparative
information about total NHS spending in England in relation to
total NHS spending in Wales and total NHS spending in Scotland?
1. Table 2.2.6 shows Net NHS Expenditure
in England, Wales and Scotland for 2002-03. It also shows Net
NHS expenditure per head of population for each of these countries.
Table 2.2.6
TOTAL NET NHS EXPENDITURE FOR ENGLAND, WALES
AND SCOTLAND 2002-03
|
| Net NHS
Expenditure(1)(2)
| Net NHS Expenditure
per head of population(3)(4)
|
|
| £m
| £ |
| England | 56,378
| 1,140 |
| Wales(5) | 3,335
| 1,150 |
| Scotland(5) | 6,880
| 1,360 |
|
Footnotes:
1. Estimated outturn on a stage 2 Resource Budgeting basis.
2. Figures exclude expenditure on departmental administration.
3. Calculated using population figures provided by ONS (population
data is based on the re-based figures for mid-2001 Census).
4. Figures are rounded to the nearest £10.
5. Expenditure figures for Wales and Scotland have been provided
by NHS Finance, The Welsh Assembly Government and The Scottish
Executive Health Department, respectively.
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