Organisational Cultures and the New NHS

The role of the PFI in the NHS

This chapter aims to analyse the United Kingdom's (UK's) National Health Service (NHS), revealing its origins and the key aspects of organizational culture in both the public and private sectors.

The PFI in the UK is now one of the major ways in which public sector services have been created in the UK (Broadbent, et al., 2002). However, it has been under public scrutiny regarding its operation in the National Health Service (NHS).

PFI calls upon the private sector to supply asset-based services to the public sector over a long period (up to 60 years) in exchange for monthly lease payments (Broadbent, et al., 2002). PFI was officially created in 1992 under the Conservative Government but was furthered by the Labour Government when it came into power in 1997.

The Labour Government has expanded the PFI...
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