title: Opportunities for nurses in a private finance initiative.
abstract: The private finance initiative is part of the government's building procurement policy, incorporating both public and private sectors. This article outlines the part nurses can play, as a clinical adviser, within a PFI project team and within particular aspects of the PFI process.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham New Hospitals Project, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gittoes
authors.forename: Joanna C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Trim
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D005379:Financing, Construction / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017149:Private Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom