2. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
2.1.13 Can the Department name and list the
value of any projects that it has been decided in the past year
will no longer proceed under PFI? Does the Department envisage
further reductions in the PFI hospital building programme in future?
(Q18)
Answer
1.In last year's evidence (HC 1190, Ev 37),
the Department reported on a further five schemes with a total
capital cost of just over £1 billion which had been cancelled
as a result of local decisions having been taken using the same
parameters established by the central Departmental PFI review
on which the Department has reported since its inception in 2006.
This is to ensure all PFI schemes in development properly take
account of the reforms to the NHS such as choice, PbR and moving
services out of hospital into primary care and community settings.
2. Since last year a further three schemes have
been cancelled as a result of further local reviews, totalling
almost £500 million:
— Hillingdon Hospital (£139 million).
3. Two other schemes are also being taken
forward now using alternative procurement routes:
— Mersey Care (£135 million)—being
developed as an NHS LIFT scheme; and
— Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (£50
million)—using public capital.
4. There are nine projects which continue
to be taken forward as PFI schemes, shown in the table 18.
As with all the previous schemes cancelled or re-scoped over the
last two years, decisions on their future will be for the local
NHS bodies.
Table 18
PFI SCHEMES BEING TAKEN FORWARD
|
| Scheme | Capital value
(£ million)
| Status |
|
| North Bristol | 419
| Appointment of PFI preferred bidder case with DH for approval
|
| Southampton | 61
| Outline Business Case (OBC) with DH for approval
|
| Papworth | 125
| OBC with DH for approval |
| Sandwell & West Birmingham | 484
| OBC approved by DH and Treasury July 2009
|
| Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen | 477
| OBC with DH for approval |
| Alder Hey Children's | 235
| OBC expected shortly |
| West Hertfordshire | 350
| OBC next year |
| East & North Hertfordshire | 97
| OBC next year |
| Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital | 143
| OBC next year |
| Total | 2,391
| |
|
| Source: |
| Capital Investment, DH. |
| 
