Written question asked by Lord Ardwick (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 July 1989. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Monday, 17 July 1989.

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Written question

Question

What proportion of health expenditure in UK is in public sector & what proportion is in private sector. - In 1988, expenditure on public health services accounted for 5.3% of gross domestic product, a further 0.8% was spent on private sector health services.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

510 c684

Session

1988-89

Subjects

Health services Expenditure Private sector NHS

Contains statistics

Yes