What services could the private sector provide?
The private sector will design, build and maintain the new hospital and intermediate care centres, for the duration of the contract. The maintenance service will cover the building fabric, heating and hot water systems, lighting and ventilation, all equipment, general decoration and the hospital grounds. The private sector partner will also take on the services that are currently contracted out by the Trust. These are cleaning, laundry and waste management. The Trust has yet to decide if any other non-clinical support services should be provided by the private sector. The government is currently reviewing the policy on the transfer of services and the Trust has been told to wait until the outcome of the review is known. In the mean time, the Trust is undertaking a study of all its non-clinical support services to determine if they are providing the level and quality of service we need to meet the NHS Plan. We are also comparing our costs with those of other NHS trusts and industry norm
