title: Challenges ahead on property front.
abstract: As the dissolution of the PCTs draws closer, and the assets and buildings formerly owned by them transfer, at the start of April, to the new NHS Property Services Company (see also HEJ - February 2013), there remains a considerable amount to be done by those involved in the real estate aspects of the NHS reorganisation. So says Graham Lea, a partner, and the national head of the company's real estate team, at law firm, Hempsons. He explains that, for NHS estates personnel, occupiers, developers, and investors, there are still a number of key issues to clarify, not least how property development decisions will be taken, and the prospects for investment in an ageing estate.
authors.affiliation: Hempsons.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lea
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D010067:Ownership; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom