NHS Trust buys private Nuffield Hospital
A PRIVATE hospital in Cottingham has been bought by the NHS in a multi-million pound deal, the Mail can reveal.
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has taken over the Hull Nuffield Hospital in the grounds of Castle Hill.
Nuffield Hospitals have already sold off nine of their sites to another healthcare provider, but it is extremely unusual for a NHS trust to make such a purchase.
Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust also plans to spend £1m to bring the private facilities up to national standards, it is believed.
The amount the trust paid for the hospital remains undisclosed.
Sources say the 38-bed private hospital will help the trust to address problems with privacy and individual patient care.
It will offer breast surgery and other services in its three major operating theatres and one minor theatre, enabling thousands more patients to be treated in Hull and East Yorkshire, it is claimed.
Hull and East Riding Hospitals NHS Trust was unable to comment on the development, which the Mail understands will be launched officially by Health Secretary and Hull West and Hessle MP Alan Johnson tomorrow.
10 Comments
by Liddo, Hull
Friday, August 29 2008, 6:04PM
“dont worry, you think all thats bad, you should see how the staff have been treated by the Nuffield.”
by Alex, Hull
Thursday, August 28 2008, 10:39AM
“Don't worry about the cost of it Ricardo, it will get closed down like all the other NHS hospitals even before you can pay them back anyway.”
by andrea, east yorks
Thursday, August 28 2008, 10:39AM
“hahaha what a joke! How can the hns buy a new hospital when they are closing wards and eventually the hospital at bridlington due to funding issues yet they can spend this ridiculous amount and buy a completely new one??? the bridlington hospital isnt that old so why not use the money towards sorting that and the hull royal infirmary?? seems bit ridiculous but hey we are talking bout health bosses that have 2 statley homes and a big fat wadd so whats it matter to them what state the health cares in?! these people look after the wrong people! yep...themselves! wonder what bonus the person who thought this up got????”
by Ricardo, Swanland
Thursday, August 28 2008, 10:33AM
“I have had treatment at that hospital, maybe it will cost a lot to make the waiting rooms smaller and the recetion more untidy?”
by Alex, Hull
Thursday, August 28 2008, 9:56AM
“Well said Gemma!”
by gemma, EAST HULL
Thursday, August 28 2008, 9:37AM
“WELL IF THEY HAVE BOUGHT A NEW HOSPITAL WHY AM I WAITING 7WEEKS FOR A MAMMOGRAM STILL MAYBE THEY SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON THERE WAITING LISTS FIRST”
by Alex, Hull
Thursday, August 28 2008, 8:56AM
“Basically yeah!
When the govenment say NHS Standards, what they're really saying is:
"How long did the scientists say it would take untill the plague comes back??"”
by hardworker, hull
Thursday, August 28 2008, 8:48AM
“so does that mean the standards will mean that the private hospital will be the same as n.h.s meaning there`ll be more infections on the wards.”
by eagle eye, out of hospital thank god
Thursday, August 28 2008, 8:09AM
“If the NHS has to spend £1M to bring this hospital up to NHS standards it beggers belief what Nuffield are doing with a hospital BELOW NHS standards. Message to all private health contributers - dont pay for inferior treatments!!!”
by Alex, Hull
Thursday, August 28 2008, 7:44AM
“OMG!
I do not believe this!
Why on earth is the NHS buying Private Hospitals with money that should be used to improve the hospitals it's already got to standards that expected of us.
It's no wonder the NHS is having problems it's been having.
I think it's time for the Big Cheeses wearing steaphoscopes to look whats actually happening!!”