The issue of PFI/PPP contracts and changes in the amount paid by the public sector client has been brought into focus in Scotland by a skirmish over Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary. The tussle was between NHS Lothian and Consort Healthcare - the project company led by the Royal Bank of Scotland and Balfour Beatty. It was begun by Consort's application for an extra £1.1 m a year for the patient movement, portering and security services it provided at the hospital. NHS Lothian disputed Consort's uplift and has initiated court action. Many other PFI projects are approaching the price review stage. So how exactly is this done? And what are some of the issues surrounding the reviews?
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