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<p>The Department does not hold all of the information centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Total
spending by NHS Commissioners on private health providers in each of the last 10 years
for which figures are available is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Commissioners'
spend on non NHS bodies by organisation type</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total
spend on independent sector £ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>2,193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>2,916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>3,419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>4,144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>4,757</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>5,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>5,669</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>6,467</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>8,067</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>8,818</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>9,007</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Note:</p><p> </p><p>The numbers above have been collected separately from audited
accounts data and may include estimates.</p>
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