Private health spending shot up by nearly 9% last year as NHS services continue to collapse

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Private health spending shot up by nearly 9% last year as NHS services continue to collapse

People in the UK spent a record £32bn on mostly private health care last year – up from £29.8bn in 2022. That included £8.6bn on medicines, vitamins, and supplements, and £10bn on in-patient medical care. As the cost of prescriptions in England rises to nearly £10, a leading expert says it’s great to see Brits are becoming more health-conscious, but how much of this spending is from choice, and how much from necessity because of the Tories’ deci…