NHS productivity has not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels

Public healthcare productivity index, England, 1996 = 100

130

120

110

100

2019-20

Year of first Covid

lockdown in the UK

90

80

05-06

0-01

15-16

2020-21

1995-96

10-11

130

120

110

100

2019-20

Year of first Covid

lockdown in the UK

90

80

05-06

0-01

15-16

2020-21

1995-96

10-11

130

120

110

2019-20

Year of first Covid

lockdown in the UK

100

90

80

2005-06

2000-01

2015-16

2020-21

1995-96

2010-11

Guardian graphic. Source: ONS. Note: productivity is estimated by comparing growth in the quantity of healthcare services provided, adjusted for quality