Private finance initiative. Partnership between private and NHS is not necessarily wrong

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PFI rides again. Scepticism remains at the grassroots.
Sleath J. Sleath J. BMJ. 2000 Mar 18;320(7237):797. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10720374 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
PFI rides again. Scheme was the lesser of two evils.
Barton EJ. Barton EJ. BMJ. 2000 Mar 18;320(7237):797. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10777299 No abstract available.
PFI rides again. The future does not bode well.
Eyre A. Eyre A. BMJ. 2000 Mar 18;320(7237):797. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10777300 No abstract available.

PFI: perfidious financial idiocy. A "free lunch" that could destroy the NHS.
Smith R. Smith R. BMJ. 1999 Jul 3;319(7201):2-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7201.2. BMJ. 1999. PMID: 10390430 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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