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Six NHS hospitals to be redeveloped under PFI deals worth £1.5 billion
Six PFI hospital deals get the go-ahead

The government has given the go-ahead for six new NHS hospitals to be built under the controversial private finance initiative (PFI) deals worth £1.5 billion. The proposals would take the value of hospitals being built by private construction firms, who are paid back by the NHS trust over 20 or 30 years, to over £10… Read more »

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Report warns NHS investment has failed to deliver expected improvements
NHS spending ‘fails to deliver results’

The huge increase in NHS spending has failed to lead to a similarly large improvement in services, a new report has warned. Research by social policy think tank Civitas says that despite a doubling of funding in real terms from £44.9 billion in 2000 to £76.4 billion last year, “service improvement has in too many… Read more »