Procure 21+ framework to save NHS over £200M and slash bureaucracy

The new Procure 21+ framework will save the NHS over £200m in procurement costs and will help upgrade hospitals more quickly, according to Health Minister Simon Burns.

The new framework will streamline and simplify the process for NHS Trusts when procuring a construction company to carry out hospital refurbishments or new builds. It will also usher in a more transparent system, where detailed data on performance outcomes will be provided by each company...

Buy now, pay later

Many people are now questioning whether PFI is the right way to finance capital projects. National Health Executive spoke to infrastructure finance expertMark Hellowellto find out what the current state of play is with regards to PFI

There are currently eight major hospital building PFI projects either being negotiated or planned with a combined capital value of around £2 billion...