UK Healthcare
The UK Government's Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has an aim to support economic growth. We support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country.
Why the UK
The UK offers the largest integrated health system in the world, the NHS, with a trusted expertise and reputation that is in demand globally. It is a global leader in the delivery of cost-effective, evidence-based healthcare provision, as well as digital service transformation, healthcare education and net zero healthcare.
The UK's Department for Business and Trade (DBT) promotes the UK healthcare sector to markets across the world, by providing bespoke support and engagement with DBT Trade Advisors based in the overseas network.
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The UK Healthcare Market
Government expenditure is the principal mode of healthcare financing in the UK and stood at £239 billion in 2023, representing 81.9% of overall healthcare spending. This mode of financing includes spending by the NHS, local authorities, and other public bodies financing healthcare.
The largest area of NHS day-to-day spending is typically staff costs, equating to 49% of day-to-day expenditure. Other areas of significant spending include primary care (general practice, dentistry, etc), procurement (supplies and services to deliver health care) and non-NHS health care (independent, local authority or voluntary, community or social enterprise sector providers).
Source: ons.gov.uk - Healthcare expenditure, UK Health Accounts: 2022 and 2023.
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About DBT
The UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the department for economic growth. We support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country.
What we can do for you:
- In market teams to support you in over 100 countries
- Expert market insight in doing business in the UK and around the world
- Find the right suppliers, investors and partners to grow your business
- Promotion via trade shows, trade missions and sector specific showcases
- Represent the voice of UK and overseas businesses
Contact Us
If you have any queries about the Healthcare UK and DBT UK delegation at ADGHW ‘25, please contact us at healthcare.uk@businessandtrade.gov.uk
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Key strengths of the UK digital health ecosystem
The NHS is the world's largest integrated healthcare system with 67m lifelong patient records.
Our digital health ecosystem offers a world leading research environment to develop and grow digital health products.
Government and investor support for digital health, with £2bn of UK Government funding to support innovation and £3.8bn VC investment in Health Tech.
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