[geysersam]

> increased by over 6.5% yearly since 2010

Could you provide a source for that? Such an increase would imply a doubling of the budget over that time period. I can't find anything that suggests the NHS budget has doubled since 2010.

From what I can gather, the NHS spending adjusted for inflation increased modestly over the time period.

Taking into account the fact that costs in the healthcare sector have increased more than CPI globally, that increase could well correspond to a decrease in purchasing power.

That doesn't yet take into account the UK specific issues around Brexit.