Health spending

Fact checks about increases and decreases in funding of the NHS, including the number of hospitals being built and record levels of funding

24 March 2023

Test and Trace app cost much less than £37 billion

Several posts on social media have wrongly claimed the NHS Test and Trace app cost £37 billion. It actually cost about £35 million in its first year.

Test and Trace app cost much less than £37 billion

17 January 2023

Are more dentists now working in the NHS?

We look at conflicting claims about the state of NHS dentistry made by the Prime Minister and the British Dental Association.

Are more dentists now working in the NHS?

22 December 2022

Is the NHS Pay Review Body ‘independent’?

With many NHS workers on strike, some unions have challenged the independence of its pay review body. We take a look at the facts behind some of the main claims.

Is the NHS Pay Review Body ‘independent’?

16 December 2022

Health minister’s claims on nurse pay fact checked

Maria Caulfield MP made a number of claims about how much nurse pay increases would cost during multiple media appearances.

Health minister’s claims on nurse pay fact checked

25 November 2022

Steve Barclay’s figure for new nurses’ pay includes extra earnings

The health secretary said that a new nurse will typically earn over £31,000 a year on current pay. This is an estimate that includes extra earnings such as overtime. Basic …

Steve Barclay’s figure for new nurses’ pay includes extra earnings

22 September 2022

Health secretary’s claim on health spending fact checked

Dr Thérèse Coffey said health and social care account for 40% of government day-to-day spending. That’s only true if you don’t count spending on things like pensions.

Health secretary’s claim on health spending fact checked

17 June 2022

Health spending isn’t set to account for almost half of all taxes

Figures quoted by LBC presenter Nick Ferrari didn’t take account of the total amount of public spending.

Health spending isn’t set to account for almost half of all taxes

18 November 2021

Health doesn’t account for 40% of day-to-day public spending

Health accounts for around 20% of day-to-day public spending, not 40%.

Health doesn’t account for 40% of day-to-day public spending

29 April 2021

Boris Johnson promised to publish his Dyson communications—we’re still waiting on “all the details”

The Prime Minister originally said he would share ‘all the details’ with the House of Commons and ‘communications’ would be published.

Boris Johnson promised to publish his Dyson communications—we’re still waiting on “all the details”

12 March 2021

Clearing up the NHS pay debate

Parliament made a commitment to raise the total NHS budget, but did not specify how that money should be spent.

Health spending

Test and Trace app cost much less than £37 billion

Are more dentists now working in the NHS?

Is the NHS Pay Review Body ‘independent’?

Health minister’s claims on nurse pay fact checked

Steve Barclay’s figure for new nurses’ pay includes extra earnings

Health secretary’s claim on health spending fact checked

Health spending isn’t set to account for almost half of all taxes

Health doesn’t account for 40% of day-to-day public spending

Boris Johnson promised to publish his Dyson communications—we’re still waiting on “all the details”

Clearing up the NHS pay debate

Full Fact fights bad information