All Private finance initiatives (PFI) articles – Page 7
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HSJ LocalGreat Western calls in lawyers over PFI contract concerns
COMMERCIAL: The management of a South West hospital has ‘lost confidence’ in its private finance initiative service provider after it failed to maintain standards of quality and hygiene.
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NewsGovernment to put up £100m for first PF2 hospital rebuild
The Treasury has approved public funding for a £353m hospital rebuild in the West Midlands under the government’s successor to the private finance initiative
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HSJ LocalManchester trust secures £25m loan to support PFI debts
FINANCE: The University Hospital of South Manchester Foundation Trust has secured a £25m government loan to keep on top of its private finance initiative repayments, Department of Health papers have revealed.
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HSJ LocalApproval granted for groundbreaking PFI buyout
FINANCE: A North East trust has received approval from the Treasury and Monitor to buy out its private finance initiative contract with a local authority loan – the first time such a deal has occurred in the NHS.
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HSJ LocalTreasury delay risks 'smashing up' Papworth
Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust’s chairman has accused ministers of risking “smashing up” one of the “jewels in the NHS’s crown” by continuing to delay the trust’s move to a new site.
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NewsTrust 'loses confidence' in PFI provider
North Cumbria University Hospitals has “lost confidence” in the private finance initiative contractor that manages facilities on its main site after a probe uncovered “major issues” with the way its operating theatres, water systems and gas pipelines were being maintained.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Liverpool signs 'lowest cost' PFI deal
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust has reached financial close on a £429m deal to demolish and rebuild its main hospital site, clearing the way for construction to start in February 2014.
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HSJ LocalMonitor to investigate University Hospital of South Manchester
FINANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into University Hospital of South Manchester Foundation Trust’s finances.
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HSJ Local
Papworth appoints Skanska to lead hospital move
COMMERCE: Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust has named construction group Skanska as its preferred bidder to develop a £165m hospital building under the private finance initiative.
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HSJ Local
Royal Liverpool hopes to confirm new hospital within weeks
Royal Liverpool plans to reach financial close and sign the contract for its new hospital build before the end of the year, the trust’s recent board papers state.
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HSJ Local
Foundation trust appoints PwC to determine its fate
STRUCTURE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed PwC to run the process that will examine how to increase its efficiency and income but could recommend a change in governance structure.
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HSJ KnowledgeLocal integrated care receives a massive lift
Analysis of the LIFT programme’s benefits
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HSJ Local
Public money could fund new hospital
CAPITAL SCHEMES A proposed £283m new hospital in the North East could be part-funded with public money after a plan to pay for it it using loans from pension funds was dropped.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe museum of NHS failure
Learning from past mistakes can be as instructive as successes
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CommentMichael White: Conferences reveal NHS hopes and fears
Conference season highlights testing times for public sector policy
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HSJ LocalHinchingbrooke-style franchise considered for Peterborough
A Hinchingbrooke-style private franchise could take over Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust’s main site, Monitor has confirmed.
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NewsMonitor rejects calls for different approach to PFI risk
Monitor has rejected claims from foundation trusts with large private finance initiative commitments that they should be treated differently than others under the regulator’s new system for measuring financial risk.
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NewsThree trusts handed £38m in bailouts
Three NHS hospital trusts have been handed a total of £38m in Department of Health bailouts, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Judge to rule on Lewisham downgrade
A High Court judge who has been urged to overturn an “unlawful” decision to reduce services at a major hospital is set to announce his decision.
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HSJ Local
North Bristol agrees funding for hospital move
FINANCE: North Bristol Trust has agreed an additional £4.5m of non-recurrent transitional funding with NHS England to cover the costs of moving to the new private finance initiative hospital during 2013-14.