Public spending on Health

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Graph of public spending in health

Graph showing public spending on health in the UK from 1949 to 2014 by  Anita Charlesworth of the Health Foundation.  This is taken from her excellent briefing:

NHS finances: the challenge all political parties need to face

Her conclusion is that NHS funding needs to grow slightly faster than GDP. 2.9% a year compared to 2.3% a year forecast increase in GDP.