Secrecy surrounds Surbiton Health Centre costs

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Surbiton.com: April 29, 2013 - 8:00am

The full cost to the taxpayer of the new Surbiton Health Centre is being withheld to prevent commercial competitors getting an upper hand on the NHS.

The project, which includes the health centre and Lime Tree Primary School, cost £15m to build. It was paid for by a third-party investor, as part of a LIFT scheme, similar to a private finance scheme (PFI). The NHS is leasing the land back in a 30-year contract but the amounts and arrangements of the total amount to be paid back have been withheld from the public.

A public version of the business case, approved by NHS Kingston in June 2010, said the revenue consequences of the new healthcare facility were within its “affordability envelope”. Kingston Hospital will have to pay £66m by 2037 for its £33m PFI surgical centre, excluding the £266m for cleaning, catering, portering and security as part of the deal.

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