LIFT in NHSScotland

Primary Care Premises Seminar4 December 2001

A picture of change

• GPs

• GDPs

• Community Pharmacists

• Primary Care Trusts

• Intermediate care

• Joint working

The need for flexibility

• Present arrangements valuable

• Changes demand flexibility

• Multi-user and multi-disciplinary

• New vehicle for added flexibility

Benefits from NHS LIFT

Private sector

Local LIFTcompany

Strategic partners board

Service providers and

contractors

Shareholders

Premises users•GPs•GDP•Pharmacist•LA•PCT

Projectsdelivered

HB LAPractitionersPCT

Strategic plans and scheme approvals

Localstakeholders Lease

agreement

Saleagreement

"Parent"co. (PfH)

Standarddocumentation

Addressing problems

• Property in salaried and PMS settings

• Single-handed succession

• Limited entry capital

• Negative equity avoidance

• Career flexibility

• Contracting for multi-user facilities

Next steps

• Pathfinders

• Work with England

• Invite proposals from PCTs

• Criteria for pathfinder selection