Hard times: Is this the end of the road for the private finance initiative?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7765, 2010, Pages 176-177

  Davies, Peter ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CAPITAL; CONTRACT; COST; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MONEY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE FINANCE INITIATIVE; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COST SAVINGS; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; GREAT BRITAIN; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77955114183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c3828     Document Type: Short Survey

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