Claim: The NHS is getting an extra £34 billion, that's the biggest increase in modern memory.
Fact-check: The £20.5 billion NHS England spending increase is the largest five year increase since the mid-2000s - Full Fact
Verdict: the £34 billion is a spending increase in real terms of £20.5 billion between 2018/19 and 2023/24. the last time spending increased by at least that amount was between 2004/05 and 2009/10.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2019-11-26T00:00:00