Memorandum received from the Department
of Health
1. EXPENDITURE
1.1 Total Expenditure
1.1.1 What has net NHS expenditure and
annual change in net NHS expenditure been (a) in current prices
(b) in real terms and (c) adjusted for NHS-specific inflation
in each year and planned year since 1993-94? What has net NHS
expenditure been as a proportion of GDP in each year since 1993-94?
(Q1)
ANSWER
1. The information requested is given in
Table 1a and Table 1b.
2. Between 1993-94 and 2003-04, the latest
year for which NHS specific indices are available, net NHS expenditure
has increased by:
103.0% in cash terms;
58.3% in real terms adjusted by the GDP deflator;
and,
37.6% after accounting for NHS specific inflation.
3. Between 2003-04 and 2007-08, net NHS
resources increase by:
43.6% in cash terms; and,
30.2% in real terms adjusted by the GDP deflator.
4. GDP is provided by HM Treasury and is
only available for the UK as a whole, so we cannot provide NHS
Expenditure in England as a proportion of GDP.
Table 1a
CHANGE IN NET NHS EXPENDITURE 1993-94 TO
2007-08
|
| | Net NHS expenditure(3)
£ millions
| Percentage change
% |
Real terms change(1)
%
| Change after adjusting for NHS specific inflation(2)
%
|
|
| Cash | |
| | | |
| 1993-94 | Outturn
| 28.942 | —
| — | —
|
| 1994-95 | Outturn
| 30.590 | 5.7
| 4.1 | 3.0
|
| 1995-96 | Outturn
| 31.985 | 4.6
| 1.5 | 0.8
|
| 1996-97 | Outturn
| 32.997 | 3.2
| -0.2 | 0.3
|
| 1997-98 | Outturn
| 34.664 | 5.1
| 2.1 | 2.9
|
| 1998-99 | Outturn
| 36.608 | 5.6
| 3.0 | 1.6
|
| 1999-2000 | Outturn
| 39.881 | 8.9
| 6.8 | 4.1
|
Stage 1 Resource Basis
| | | |
|
| 1999-2000 | Outturn
| 40.201 | —
| — | —
|
| 2000-01 | Outturn
| 43.932 | 9.3
| 7.8 | 5.0
|
| 2001-02 | Outturn
| 49.021 | 11.6
| 9.0 | 6.5
|
| 2002-03 | Outturn
| 54.042 | 10.2
| 6.9 | 6.5
|
Stage 2 Resource Basis
| | | |
|
| 2002-03 | Outturn
| 55.724 | —
| — | —
|
| 2003-04(4) | Outturn
| 64.181 | 15.2
| 11.9 | 10.0
|
| 2004-05 | Outturn
| 69.306 | 8.0
| 5.1 | —
|
| 2005-06 | Estimated outturn
| 77.847 | 12.3
| 10.0 | |
| 2006-07 | Plan
| 84.387 | 8.4
| 5.8 | —
|
| 2007-08 | Plan
| 92.173 | 9.2
| 6.4 | —
|
|
Footnotes:
1. Change after adjusting for the GDP deflator (30 June 2006).
2. NHS specific inflation index is available of the period
up to 2003-04.
3. NHS Expenditure Figures for the period 1999-2000 to 2007-08
are consistent with Table 3.
4. NHS expenditure figures for 2002-03 to 2007-08 have been
adjusted for classification changes by HMT. As a result, growth
in NHS expenditure in 2003-04 is distorted. Once these are adjusted
for, real terms growth in NHS expenditure in 2003-04 is 7.3%.
Table 1b
UK HEALTH SPENDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP 1997-98 TO 2007-08
|
| | UK Public Spending
(£bn)
| Public
Spending as a % of
GDP
| Private
Spending as a % of
GDP
| Total Health Spending as a % of
GDP
|
|
| Cash | | |
| | |
| 1997-98 | Outturn
| 44.7 | 5.4%
| 1.3% | 6.7%
|
| Accruals | |
| | | |
| 1998-99 | Outturn
| 47.1 | 5.4
| 1.4 | 6.8
|
| 1999-2000 | Outturn
| 49.6 | 5.4
| 1.4 | 6.8
|
| 2000-01 | Outturn
| 54.3 | 5.6
| 1.4 | 7.0
|
| 2001-02 | Outturn
| 59.9 | 6.0
| 1.3 | 7.3
|
| 2002-03 | Outturn
| 66.3 | 6.3
| 1.4 | 7.6
|
| 2003-04 | Outturn
| 74.9 | 6.7
| 1.4 | 8.1
|
| 2004-05 | Outturn
| 82.6 | 7.0
| 1.4 | 8.4
|
| 2005-06 | estimated outturn88.6
| 7.3 | 1.4
| 8.7 |
| 2006-07 | plan
| 97.4 | 7.4
| 1.4 | 8.9
|
| 2007-08 | plan
| 107.2 | 7.8
| 1.4 | 9.2
|
|
Source: HM Treasury
Footnotes:
1. For any further informaton regarding UK Health Expenditure,
please contact the HM Treasury General Enquiry office on 0207
270 4558 or email at public.enquiries@hm-treasury.gov.uk
2. This is a statistic supplied by HM Treasury. It is not
appropriate to construct a statistic showing NHS Expenditure as
a proportion of GDP as the numerator is on an England basis, and
the denominator is on a UK basis.
1.1.2 What has net NHS expenditure, net NHS expenditure
per head and net NHS expenditure as a proportion of GDP been in
(a) England (b) Wales (c) Scotland (d) Northern Ireland and (e)
the United Kingdom in each year since 1997-98? (Q2)
ANSWER
1. Table 2 shows Net NHS Expenditure in England,
Scotland and Northern Ireland for 2005-06. Wales' expenditure
is not currently available for 2005-06, so 2004-05 data has been
used. The table also shows Net NHS expenditure per head of population
for each of these countries. The information based on UK expenditure
and GDP has not been included as this is calculated, and provided
by HM Treasury.
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