The Neighbourhood Health Forum and law firm Bevan Brittan have published a new report setting out some of the key areas needed to develop new PPP models in health.
The report also looks at how the government’s neighbourhood health centre plans can be delivered at pace.
In summer 2026, the Neighbourhood Health Forum and Bevan Brittan hosted a roundtable discussion to consider the government’s neighbourhood health plans. Drawing on members’ collective experience in delivering public sector infrastructure over the last 20 years, the new report highlights three key themes:
- The benefits of a strategic partnership model.
- The need to future proof neighbourhood health procurement.
- Balancing flexibility, standardisation, and deliverability.
Chair of the Neighbourhood Health Forum Sarah Beaumont-Smith said: “There continues to be huge private sector interest in the government’s neighbourhood health ambitions but as this new report sets out, there are some important considerations to ensure that the new health PPP model can attract the private sector expertise and investment needed to deliver the plans at pace. We remain hopeful that the key themes in this report are consistent with the new PPP model in development by government, and we look forward to further details being brought to market soon.”
Rosemary Jago, Partner at Bevan Brittan said: “With the continued shift of acute care into the community, the government’s plans for neighbourhood health will bring healthcare closer to home. As this report sets out, flexibility in structuring a new PPP arrangement will be key, one that is locally determined, a committed pipeline, drawing on lessons learnt from expiry and also what has worked well across a number of successful national programmes to deliver social infrastructure at pace and scale. It is an incredibly exciting opportunity for collaboration across the public and private sector and we look forward to supporting the development and delivery of this next-generation PPP model and programme.”