Claim: The NHS is about 42-43% of everything the government spends.
Fact-check: Bim Afolami overstates NHS in England as a share of 'everything the government spends' - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. spending on nhs england or health in general amounts to about 14-15% of total government spending. a figure of 41% would be accurate as a share of budgeted day-to-day spending only.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2024-01-25T00:00:00