Community Health Partnerships (formerly Partnerships for Health) is a

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owned company in the

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. Its role was to set up public-private partnerships to invest in new healthcare facilities in

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via the NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust programme. The company was established in 2001 as Partnerships for Health, a joint venture between the Department of Health and

Partnerships UK Partnerships UK plc (PUK) was an centralized unit responsible for furthering public-private partnerships in the United Kingdom. It was a public limited company formed in 2000, owned jointly by HM Treasury and the private sector. It ceased activity ...

. In December 2006, the Department of Health acquired the full shareholding of the partnership and it was renamed Community Health Partnerships in November 2007. Its current portfolio is over 300 buildings which include NHS foundation trusts, general practitioners, dentists, and pharmacies. This is about 5% of the NHS’ estate in England. In most cases ownership is shared by CHP which normally holds 40% and various private companies which have 60% ownership. In 2019 it was reported that its proposals for a new form of

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were being considered by

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust serves a population of 258,000 and provides healthcare services to the communities of Harlow and the surrounding areas. It runs Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex, England which is a 419 bedded ...

for the rebuilding of its hospital in Harlow. The 25-year contractual terms for the first batch of LIFT buildings will expire in 2029. No new ownership or funding model has been agreed between the NHS and private sector after the government’s policy of using

s ended in 2018. In 2020 it was managing 300 health clinics and 13 community hospitals.

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External links

Community Health Partnerships homepage
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