{"id":3270,"date":"2026-05-29T14:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/?p=3270"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:41:06","slug":"not-the-nhs-again-pfi-or-ppp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/not-the-nhs-again-pfi-or-ppp\/","title":{"rendered":"Not The NHS Again: PFI or PPP?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new edition of Not The NHS Again podcast lifts the lid on the hidden cost of Private Finance Initiatives (PFI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The episode, titled <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VA2_ojbgS-4?si=35G9ANtz4C_51bFz\">PFI or PPP \u2013 it\u2019s magic or is it?<\/a>, looks at how billions of pounds have been diverted from public services into private profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The podcast is hosted by Dr Steve Taylor, Doctors\u2019 Association UK (DAUK) GP co-lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is joined by Sophie Conquest of <a href=\"https:\/\/weownit.org.uk\/\">We Own It<\/a> and retired paediatrician John Puntis from Keep <a href=\"https:\/\/keepournhspublic.com\/\">Our NHS Public<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The episode explores the history of PFI schemes, the cost to the public, and the impact on everyday services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guests also look at why governments continue to favour private finance over public borrowing, and what this means for the future of healthcare and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VA2_ojbgS-4?si=35G9ANtz4C_51bFz\">PFI or PPP \u2013 it\u2019s magic or is it?<\/a> is available now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not The NHS Again is a collaboration between&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/keepournhspublic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keep Our NHS Public<\/a>&nbsp;and DAUK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All episodes are available on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2CzZEdz0umFMze4XN6agTs\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UGJmv5U-tDw\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5e5d5e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5e5d5e;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"640\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" src=\"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Not-the-NHS-Again-2.jpg\" alt=\"Not the NHS Again\" class=\"wp-image-3208 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Not-the-NHS-Again-2.jpg 525w, https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Not-the-NHS-Again-2-246x300.jpg 246w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DAUK is run by frontline doctors for frontline doctors. Please support our work by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dauk.org\/membership\/\">joining DAUK<\/a>\u00a0or donating to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-the-work-of-the-doctors-association-uk-dauk\">our GoFundMe<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new edition of Not The NHS Again podcast lifts the lid on the hidden cost of Private Finance Initiatives (PFI). The episode, titled PFI&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":3143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[751],"tags":[22,747],"class_list":["post-3270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-not-the-nhs-again","tag-dr-steve-taylor","tag-not-the-nhs-again"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3270"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3282,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3270\/revisions\/3282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}