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<p>Total spend on primary care is reported in the Department’s annual accounts. This
includes general practice, primary dental services, primary eyecare services, community
pharmacy and drugs prescribed in the community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Expenditure
on Primary Healthcare (£000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999-00</p></td><td><p>10,693,377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>11,449,622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>12,844,482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>13,712,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>14,949,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>16,598,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>18,152,704</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>18,630,798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>19,160,802</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>19,923,424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>20,870,757</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>21,374,447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>21,636,558</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>21,431,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures are
taken from the published National Health Service (England) Summarised Account (1999-2000
to 2010-11) and the Department of Health Annual Report and Accounts (2011-12 and 2012-13).</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These figures represent the amount of expenditure on the purchase
Primary Healthcare by commissioners. This is in the context that Primary Care Groups
(years 1999-2000 to 2001-02), primary care trusts (years 2000-01 to 2012-13) health
authorities (years 1999-2000 to 2001-02) and strategic health authorities (years 2002-03
to 2012-13) were responsible for commissioning healthcare from providers based on
the needs of their local population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the abolition
of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities at 31 March 2013 NHS England
became responsible for the commissioning of healthcare in England, however, data on
primary and secondary healthcare was not collected in 2013-14 by healthcare area and
so no data is available for that financial year. Accounts data for the financial year
2014-15 is not yet published.</p><p> </p>
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