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Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the health sector with growth plans for the next 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 4th quarter 2011 to 2nd quarter 2019*

Characteristic	Percentage of SMEs
Q2 2019	66%
Q1 2019	52%
Q4 2018	53%
Q3 2048	48%
Q2 2018	64%
Q1 2018	48%
Q4 2017	47%
Q3 2017	56%
Q2 2017	43%
Q1 2017	37%
Q4 2016	45%
Q3 2016	39%
Q2 2016	39%
Q1 2016	38%
Q4 2015	46%
Q3 2015	51%
Q2 2015	43%
Q1 2015	51%
Q4 2014	50%
Q3 2014	55%
Q2 2014	46%
Q1 2014	45%
Q4 2013	46%
Q3 2013	45%
Q2 2013	53%
Q1 2013	52%
Q4 2012	45%
Q3 2012	49%
Q2 2012	48%
Q1 2012	53%
Q4 2011	55%

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2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

4th quarter 2011 to 2nd quarter 2019

Number of respondents

4,500 respondents

Special properties

SME**

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The respondent was the person in charge of managing the business’s finances. Data was collected via interview. Respondents were asked: "Which of the following do you feel describes your plans for the business over the next year?"
Respondents were then given four options:
- Grow substantially
- Grow moderately
- Stay the same size
- Become smaller
- Plan to sell/pass on/close

Health and social work.

This statistic shows the share of those who responded with either 'grow substantially' or 'grow moderately'.

**In order to qualify for interview, SMEs had to meet the following criteria in addition to the quotas by size, sector and region:
Not 50%+ owned by another company
Not run as a social enterprise or as a not for profit organisation
Turnover of less than £25m

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This statistic shows the share of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the health sector with growth plans for the next 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) from fourth quarter 2011 to second quarter 2019. The peak of this period was in second quarter 2019, when 66 percent of health sector SMEs stated that they planned to grow in the following 12 months.