Department of Health

Website of the Department of Health

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Public private partnerships

The public private partnerships (PPP) section of the site covers guidance on the two main public private partnerships that the DH uses; the private finance initiative (PFI) and the NHS Local Improvements Finance Trust (NHS LIFT).

Private Finance Initiatives (PFI)

Guidance to PFI projects, current news, guidance on Information Management Technology (IMT) and facts and figures on current, past and proposed schemes.

NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT)

NHS LIFT aims to develop a new market for investment in primary care and community-based facilities and services.

Investment Guidance RouteMap

The RouteMap provides investment guidance in two different formats – life-cycle of an investment and five-case model - together with an A to Z of guidance and links to other useful information.

Office of Government Commerce

The Office of Government Commerce works with Government to improve procurement and project management.

Additional links

List of PFI schemes

All new hospital schemes (PFI and public capital funded projects over £10 million) given the go-ahead since May 1997.

NHS LIFT

Details on current schemes being created under NHS LIFT.

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