Governmental health expenditure by health function UK 2021

In 2021, of the 233 billion British pounds the UK government spent on healthcare*, over 139 billion British pounds went towards curative/rehabilitative care. A further 17.4 billion GBP was spent on pharmaceuticals and other medical non-durable goods. This statistic displays the government-financed current healthcare expenditure in the United Kingdom in 2021, by health function (in million GBP).

Government-financed current healthcare expenditure in the United Kingdom in 2021, by health function (in million GBP)

Characteristic	Government-financed current healthcare expenditure in million GBP
All functions	233,063
Curative / rehabilitative care	139,473
Home-based curative / rehabilitative care	7,481
Long-term care (health)	34,339
Ancillary services	5,375
Pharmaceuticals and other medical non-durable goods	17,437
Other medical non-durable goods	1,933
Therapeutic appliances and other medical goods	748
Preventive care	32,774
Governance, and health system and financing administration	2,775
Not elsewhere classified	141

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Release date

May 2023

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2020

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Supplementary notes

*Figures exclude expenditure on capital, but include consumption of capital.
Figures are provided in nominal terms (current prices), unadjusted for inflation.
Health Function (HC) refers to the the type of care and mode of provision.
Government financing covers healthcare spending by the NHS, local authorities and other government bodies involved in the provision of healthcare. Figures are reported net of client contributions and grants to charities.

The UK Health Accounts are produced according to the System of Health Accounts 2011 framework; a set of internationally standardised definitions for healthcare expenditure. These definitions are broader than those used in other UK analyses, and include some services typically considered social care in the UK.

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