Claim: The money spent on NHS Test and Trace would have paid for a 15% pay rise for every NHS worker from now until 2058.
Fact-check: Money spent on Test and Trace couldn't fund 15% NHS pay increase for 35 years - Full Fact
Verdict: this is incorrect. based on the most recent government figures, the £37 billion test and trace budget—which was not all spent—would only pay for a 15% rise for nhs hospital and community health service staff for about four years.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joe Gammie
Date published: 2023-07-12T00:00:00