It seems it was between 1997 and 2003 where spending on the NHS began to dramatically increase. I'm not sure it's fair to say that between 1950 and 1997 that it

It seems it was between 1997 and 2003 where spending on the NHS began to dramatically increase. I'm not sure it's fair to say that between 1950 and 1997 that it's growth was exponential. https://www.ifs.org.uk/uploads/images/election2017_images/bns/bn201_fig1.jpg https://www.ifs.org.uk/uploads/images/election2017_images/bn... https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/9186 https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/9186 Perhaps a more fair statement to make would be that demand for NHS services has seen a dramatic increase since 1997 and as a consequence it's budget has seen dramatic adjustments.