Partnership with the private sector
9.10 In implementing this expansion we will explore fully the scope for public private partnerships with service providers and the industry, particularly in relation to pathology and imaging. Where new ways of working offer advantages to patients they need to be implemented.
9.11 The government expects to see longer-term arrangements emerge between the public and private sectors that will produce benefits not just in the supply of equipment but also in making best use of facilities throughout the lifetime of a contract. These arrangements might include, for example, management of facilities, support and maintenance of services and upgrades and replacement of equipment.
9.12 These new partnerships will extend over a number of NHS organisations rather than being restricted to a single NHS trust. Public private partnerships offer new ways to organise services in a way which improves services for patients and provides them with access to the latest expertise and technology where and when they are required.
