Would the Hub deal be good for patients and the taxpayer?

15 October 2025
|In Uncategorised
|By philip
  • Supporters of Hemel’s Market Square Hub talk about it as a done deal
  • They claim it is the ONLY way forward for our local hospital care
  • The ‘engagement’ on the Hub has been so biased that it seems likely that the NHS and Dacorum Council are ALREADY signed up to it
  • This PR suggests that commitments have already been made, probably with private sector developers
  • There is growing evidence that deals like PFI – the Private Finance Initiative – have been VERY BAD for NHS finances
  • The Hub deal could be a variety of PFI, leaving the  meaning . Or it could be great for the taxpayer – on