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# NHS campaign guide - PFI and other sell off of NHS assets and buildings
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/nhs-campaign-guide-stop-sell-off-of-nhs-assets-and-buildings/
- Published: 2013-12-10T12:12:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-23T00:12:52.000Z
- Description: Whether through Private Finance Initiatives or sell-offs to developers, our hospital and clinic buildings are under threat like never before. One of OurNHS's key NHS campaigns.
- Author: OurNHS
- Tags: Resources , #Migrated, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 16:46, #appended-excerpt

Read stories on PFI from OurNHS [here](https://www.opendemocracy.net/freeform-tags/pfi) and on what is happening to NHS Assets [here](https://www.opendemocracy.net/freeform-tags/nhs-assets) or see the links on the right. 

Collection of resources on how to research or campaign on PFI [here](http://www.peoplevspfi.org.uk/?ref=opendemocracy.net#/resources).

Professor Allyson Pollock has conducted a wealth of [research](http://www.allysonpollock.com/?tag=pfi&ref=opendemocracy.net) into the damaging impact of the Private Finance Initiative on the NHS.

[‘How PFI is crippling the NHS’](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jun/29/pfi-crippling-nhs?ref=opendemocracy.net) \- 2012 Guardian article by Professor Allyson Pollock on how NHS funds are being used to prop up banks and equity investors.

[‘Hospitals being charged extortionate sums by PFI providers’](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8973557/Hospitals-being-charged-extortionate-sums-by-PFI-sums-to-carry-out-basic-DIY-jobs.html?ref=opendemocracy.net) \- 2011 Telegraph article saying NHS is being charged ‘extortionate’ sums by private companies for basic DIY.

Introduction to PFI by John Lister - somewhat old, but still an excellent clearly written introduction. [http://www.keepournhspublic.com/pdf/theprivatefinanceinitiative.pdf](http://www.keepournhspublic.com/pdf/theprivatefinanceinitiative.pdf?ref=opendemocracy.net)

[‘PropCo and the Health Act - the great NHS property scam’](http://skwalker1964.wordpress.com/2012/09/09/propco-and-the-health-act-the-great-nhs-property-scam/?ref=opendemocracy.net) \- important and little noted provisions, covered in an article by Steve Walker.

Find other campaigning tips on our 'Resources - Campaign tools' page [here](https://www.opendemocracy.net/ournhs/ournhs/resources-practical-tools-for-nhs-campaigners).

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Whether through Private Finance Initiatives or sell-offs to developers, our hospital and clinic buildings are under threat like never before. One of OurNHS's [key NHS campaigns](https://www.opendemocracy.net/ournhs/ournhs/key-nhs-campaigns).