Tie-up with NHS is boundless

The outlook for private patient units in NHS hospitals looks bright. Philip Housden explains why in the first of a new series monitoring their progress in the year ahead.

What exactly are private patient units (PPUs) and what is it like to provide a private patient service within an NHS trust?

Are they only a pale imitation of private hospitals – or are they, in fact, something different and the ‘best of both worlds’?