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The UK government has been active in the use of the 'Private Finance Initiative' to undertake the renewal of public hospitals, with the private sector also providing non-clinical support services under long-term contracts.
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NHS LIFT:
| NHS LIFT: Current Progress, Future Growth |
| Calverley, Mark; Jago, Rosemary, 2005 |
| City & Financial Publishing |
| This, the inaugural article in City & Financial Publishing's PPP Bulletin, examines NHS LIFT - the principle players, the contractual structure, the key issues - and considers the future for this ambitious public-private partnership project. |
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| LIFT Initiative for Local Government - Flyer (PDF) |
| Public Private Partnerships Programme (4Ps), 2005 |
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| This document outlines the NHS LIFT and Local Government Conference to launch the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and 4Ps' joint service-centre procurement pack and roll-out of Wave 4 LIFT schemes. |
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Infrastructure Renewal - General:
List of Resources:
| The Paddington Health Campus Scheme (PDF) |
| The National Audit Office, 2006 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This report examines the failed Paddington Health Campus scheme, a healthcare and research centre commissioned on a projected gross capital cost of £300million for a completion date of 2006. This report explores why and how the scheme collapsed in 2005 with costs projected costs up to £894million and the expected completion date back to 2013. It identifies three key reasons behind the failure and outlines a series of recommendations to avoid a repeat. |
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| Department of Health: The National Programme for IT in the NHS (PDF) |
| National Audit Office (NAO), 2006 |
| The Stationery Office |
| A report on the progress to date in delivering the £12bn NHS IT programme which, at the time of publishing, is wider and more extensive in scope, vision and complexity than any ongoing or planned helathcare IT programme in the world. It is accepted that implementation and value for money benefits can only be fully assessed at a later date Part three focuses on procuring and delivering the systems. |
| HC 1173 Session 2005-2006 |
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| The Refinancing of the Norfolk and Norwich PFI Hospital (PDF) |
| Public Accounts Committee, 2006 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This is the PAC report into the controversial re-structuring of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital PFI deal. Private sector consortium Octagon's behaviour was infamously labelled "the unacceptable face of capitalism" and the report is highly critical of both Octagon and the Trust for their actions. There follows a series of recommendations to avoid a recurrence of the problems with which this early contract was beset. |
| HC 694 |
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| Darent Valley Hospital: The PFI Contract in Action (PDF) |
| National Audit Office (NAO), 2005 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This report examines the evidence of value for money yielded by the Darent Valley PFI Hospital. It covers performance and delivery, re-financing and risk, and mechanisms to deal with changing health needs. It also makes a series of recommendations to monitor and improve future performance. |
| HC 209 |
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| Evaluating the Operation of PFI in Roads and Hospitals (PDF) |
| Research paper No. 84, 2005 |
| Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) |
| This study seeks to examine the external reporting of, and accountability for, PFI as well as the detailed procedures and systems that surround the implementation of a monitoring and control system for particular projects. |
| ISBN: 1 85908 405 2 |
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| The PFI Contract for the Redevelopment of West Middlesex University Hospital (PDF) |
| House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, 2003 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This report asks whether analysis of the Middlesex Hospital PFI project has been correctly prepared and interpreted, and what lessons can be drawn for the NHS and more widely for negotiating future PFI deals. Conclusions and recommendations include lessons on the new techniques pioneered on this deal. |
| HC 155 |
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| Public Expenditure Questionnaire, 2003 (Web Page) |
| House of Commons Public Health Committee, 2003 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This annual survey by government quizzes health workers on current issues; general expenditure issues; NHS resources and activity; personal Social Services resources and activity; and capital expenditure and investment. |
| HC 1108 |
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| Public Expenditure Questionnaire, 2002 (Web Page) |
| House of Commons Health Committee, 2002 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This annual survey by government quizzes health workers on current issues; general expenditure issues; NHS resources and activity; personal Social Services resources and activity; and capital expenditure and investment. |
| HC 1210 |
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| The PFI Contract for the Redevelopment of the West Middlesex University Hospital (Report) (PDF) |
| National Audit Office (NAO), 2002 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This report assesses the West Middlesex PFI hospital. It examines the extent to which the PFI contract is likely to deliver value for money and whether lessons have been absorbed from earlier NAO and PAC reports on the contract for the Dartford and Gravesham PFI hospital (these latter publications are also available on the Resource Centre). |
| HC 49 |
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| Public Expenditure Questionnaire, 2001 (Web Page) |
| House of Commons Health Select Committee, 2002 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This annual survey by government quizzes health workers on current issues; NHS and PSS expenditure issues; public health; NHS resources and activity; and personal Social Services. |
| HC 242 |
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| The Economics of the Private Finance Initiative in the NHS (Web Page) |
| Sussex, Jon , 2001 |
| Office of Health Economics |
| This publication gives a detailed analysis of the economics of PFI in health, analysing capital in the NHS; benefits and costs of PFI; the cost of borrowing; and value-for-money assessment. It concludes with a cost-benefit analysis and policy recommendations. The report is available for free download following registration via the above link. |
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| Asset Measurement in the Costing of Government Services |
| Productivity Commission, 2001 |
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Examines the impact of asset measurement factors on unit costs in the service areas of public hospitals, police services, corrective services and housing. Research Paper by the Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth/State Service Provision.
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| The PFI Contract for the New Dartford and Gravesham Hospital. |
| House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, 2000 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This report assesses the Dartford and Gravesham PFI hospital. It examines the extent to which the PFI contract is likely to deliver value for money and sketches lessons for future PFI deals. |
| HC 131 |
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| Public Expenditure Questionnaire, 2000 (Web Page) |
| House of Commons Health Select Committee, 2000 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This annual survey by government quizzes health workers on current issues; NHS and PSS expenditure issues; public health; NHS resources and activity; and personal Social Services. |
| HC 882 |
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