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keith_d · 01-02-22, 03:49 PM

I've just found an interesting report on pre-Covid healthcare spending from the ONS:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...ies/2019-08-29

Before Covid we were spending about 9.6% of GDP on healthcare, compared to about 10.6% in Denmark which one of the other posters highlighted as having a great healthcare system. So we're some way behind, but not as far as you might think from the media coverage.

Assuming 1.5% levy was actually spent on the NHS that would get us to 10% of GDP spent on healthcare which is about average for the rich countries of the world. But in practice we might still see money being syphoned out of the NHS by cuts in other areas, just to reduce the government borrowing which has been completely out of control during the pandemic.

Am I being overly cynical??

01-02-22, 03:49 PM	#5
keith_d Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ruislip Posts: 1,131	Re: "Health and Social Care levy", or is it just another tax?? I've just found an interesting report on pre-Covid healthcare spending from the ONS: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...ies/2019-08-29 Before Covid we were spending about 9.6% of GDP on healthcare, compared to about 10.6% in Denmark which one of the other posters highlighted as having a great healthcare system. So we're some way behind, but not as far as you might think from the media coverage. Assuming 1.5% levy was actually spent on the NHS that would get us to 10% of GDP spent on healthcare which is about average for the rich countries of the world. But in practice we might still see money being syphoned out of the NHS by cuts in other areas, just to reduce the government borrowing which has been completely out of control during the pandemic. Am I being overly cynical?? Last edited by keith_d; 01-02-22 at 03:50 PM.