Bosses admit Health Hub will need private money

For the first time, NHS bosses have publicly admitted private money will be needed to finance their Health Hub

Plans to use a mix of private and public money in building the Market Square ‘health centre’ to replace the Hospital are being ‘revised’, according to new NHS Trust Board papers

Fears are emerging about the potential size of private sector interest payments to build the centre

So a West Herts Trust Board meeting this week will look at the idea of using ‘Patient Capital’

The Patient Capital option offers lower finance costs than other public/private partnerships.

It also looks like another hold-up for Government approval of the ‘business case’ for the closure of Hemel Hospital