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<p>The Backlog Maintenance cost reported by the National Health Service in total since
2010-11 is shown in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cost
to eradicate high risk backlog</p></td><td><p>Cost to eradicate significant risk backlog</p></td><td><p>Cost
to eradicate moderate risk backlog</p></td><td><p>Cost to eradicate low risk backlog</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£
million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>321.7</p></td><td><p>1,021.6</p></td><td><p>1,523.6</p></td><td><p>1,298.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>296.3</p></td><td><p>926.4</p></td><td><p>1,484.8</p></td><td><p>1,316.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>353.1</p></td><td><p>1,002.0</p></td><td><p>1,476.5</p></td><td><p>1,204.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>356.6</p></td><td><p>1,016.7</p></td><td><p>1,426.6</p></td><td><p>1,241.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>458.0</p></td><td><p>1,062.1</p></td><td><p>1,551.3</p></td><td><p>1,266.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>947.1</p></td><td><p>1,791.8</p></td><td><p>1,798.4</p></td><td><p>1,008.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1,038.5</p></td><td><p>2,028.0</p></td><td><p>1,869.2</p></td><td><p>1,023.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The Department collects data on backlog maintenance annually from the NHS trusts
through its Estates Returns Information Collection. The data collected has not been
amended centrally and its accuracy always remains the responsibility of the contributing
NHS organisations.</p><p> </p>
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