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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ella Pickover

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Uk spends more on health but comes up short compared with other countries oecd - What They Never Told You

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The UK spends more on healthcare than comparable countries but has fewer hospital beds and diagnostic tools and pays nurses less, according to a report.

Compared with other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, the UK spends a higher than average proportion of GDP on “health system resources” – spending around 11.3% of its GDP on health in 2022.

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