Claim: The NHS spends £320 per person on "private healthcare providing NHS care", equating to 90p per person per day.
Fact-check: The government does not pay private health companies twice as much as GPs - Full Fact
Verdict: these figures are based on the department of health and social care spend on "non-nhs services" and include care purchased from charities and local authorities, not just independent sector providers. about £192 was spent per person and 53p per person per day on independent sector providers in 2021/22.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joe Gammie
Date published: 2023-09-22T00:00:00