EU beats our health spend

BRITAIN has spent around a fifth less on healthcare than other European nations in the last decade.

Analysis shows the UK spent 18% less per head of population on the NHS than the average in the original 14 EU countries.

The NHS faces a staffing crisis and record waits.

Anita Charlesworth, of the Health Foundation, said: “The impact of lower spending is apparent in the challenges facing the NHS today.