Myth #1: “We already spend too much on health – and despite this our outcomes are poor”

Myth #1: “We already spend too much on health – and despite this our outcomes are poor” It has become commonplace to argue that the NHS is a ‘bottomless pit’ consuming greater amounts from the public purse than other countries. In the first in a new commentary series, Nigel Edwards untangles this and other similar claims to show that they're not quite borne out by the evidence. Nuffield Trust