2.12 The Department reviewed the experience of the first wave of PFI hospital projects and issued new guidance10. This guidance addressed many of the issues raised by the NAO and the Committee of Public Accounts (PAC) in their respective reports on Dartford & Gravesham, the first PFI hospital11 (see Appendix 2).
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10 Public Private Partnerships in the National Health Service: The Private Finance Initiative.
11 The PFI Contract for the new Dartford and Gravesham Hospital: NAO Report HC 423 1998/99; The PFI Contract for the New Dartford and Gravesham Hospital: PAC Report HC 131 1999/00.