Information on planned net NHS expenditure and net NHS expenditure per head from 2008-09 to 2010-11 is given in the following table.
The Department does not provide forecast expenditure as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) as forecasts of GDP are the remit of HM Treasury.
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Net NHS expenditure (England) (£ million) 96,213 102,742 108,183 Population (million) 51.488 51.888 52.297 Net NHS expenditure per head (£) 1,869 1,980 2,069 Notes: 1. NHS expenditure is the sum of revenue and capital expenditure net of non-trust depreciation and impairments. This is in line with HMT guidance. 2. Population projection figures source: Office for National Statistics.