A line chart from the Institute for Government showing spending on general practice, actual and projected, 2009/10–2025/26 (2025/26 prices), where all spending grew between 2012/13 and 2021/22. All spending peaked in 2021/22, with total spend including COVID spending at £18.2 billion, £1 billion higher than spending excluding COVID spending. An IfG projection shows that total spending is expected to rise in 2025/26, while total excluding COVID and primary care network spending is estimated to fall.