As feared before the CSR, the Department for Health's coveted ring-fence failed to extend to capital budgets. Between 2009/10 and 2014/15 capital funding from central government will contract by 15%. Early indications, however; suggest that Procure 21 + will have a broadly equivalent value to its predecessor and the CSR gave the green light to several large PFI hospital schemes. Despite this, health construction output is expected to fall by around 20% by 2015.rnThis Health sector includes construction output that is directly publicly funded (public non-housing) and output from PFI health (private commercial).
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