Posted on December 22, 2009. Filed under: GP-led health centres, News stories | Tags: PFI, Privatisation |
FRFI 211 October / November 2009 | accessed 22 December 2009 Health care for London ‘The days of the district general hospital seeking to provide all services to a high enough standard are over’, said Sir Ara Darzi, responsible for the ten-year plan for reorganising health provision inLondon. Commissioned by Gordon Brown in 2007 and promoted [...]
Read Full Post |
Make a Comment ( None so far )
Posted on December 21, 2009. Filed under: ISTC, Press/News Releases | Tags: PFI |
British Medical Association | Media Centre | 21 December 2009 Note: This paper is intended as background information for the media. It is not intended as a comprehensive BMA policy briefing paper. Introduction Funding for the NHS in England is expected to come under pressure after 2011, and there may be real term reductions in spending [...]
Read Full Post |
Make a Comment ( None so far )
Posted on October 23, 2009. Filed under: Journals | Tags: PFI |
Health Service Journal | BY STEPHEN LANSDOWN, SHELLEY THOMAS | 23 October 2009 Public-private partnership arrangements can be the right alternative to PFI for some trusts’ equipment upgrades, say Stephen Lansdown and Shelley Thomas The need to balance finances, manage risk and drive efficiencies are common themes in today’s NHS. Delivering high quality, safe patient care while [...]
Read Full Post |
Make a Comment ( None so far )
Posted on September 28, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: PFI |
Lancashire Telegraph | By Chris Hopper | NHS Blackburn with Darwen | 28 September 2009 A NEW health centre due to be built for £21million will cost taxpayers more than £50million, it has emerged. Health bosses last month secured private finance for the facility, in Alma Street, off Barbara Castle Way, Blackburn, with a deal [...]
Read Full Post |
Make a Comment ( None so far )
Posted on September 3, 2009. Filed under: ISTC, News stories | Tags: Marketisation, PFI |
Guardian | Comment is free | By Allyson Pollock | 3 September 2009 Downsizing the workforce is a business response to loss of profit – but it doesn’t account for the NHS goal of universal healthcare The core goal of universal healthcare and services planned on the basis of need and not ability to pay [...]
Read Full Post |
Make a Comment ( None so far )
Posted on August 27, 2009. Filed under: Journals | Tags: PFI |
Health Service Journal | 20 August 2009 A study claims the high interest rates being charged for private finance initiative projects are helping banks restore their profits. Researchers at Edinburgh University claim the quality and financial performance of NHS services is being impaired because PFIs are forced to pay “unjustified” interest rates. They say the [...]
Read Full Post |
Make a Comment ( None so far )
Posted on August 13, 2009. Filed under: LIFT, News stories, Providers | Tags: Eric Wright Group, PFI |
Lancashire Telegraph | Catherine Pye | NHS Blackburn with Darwen | 13 August 2009 CONSTRUCTION work is set to start on Blackburn’s new health centre after £21million funding was arranged. Building work will commence on the site near Alma Street off Barbara Castle Way in November. The new facility, which is expected to be completed [...]
Read Full Post |
Make a Comment ( None so far )
Posted on June 26, 2009. Filed under: News stories | Tags: PFI |
Healthcare Republic | 26 June 2009 The government is considering ditching private finance initiative (PFI) as its main way of funding new health buildings, Lord Darzi has hinted. The PFI involves farming out the funding and management of public buildings to private contractors. The DoH has used the PFI to build dozens of new hospitals [...]
Read Full Post |
Make a Comment ( None so far )
