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Parliamentary question - E-007513/2014Parliamentary question
E-007513/2014

Hospitals managed as public-private partnerships (PPP) in the Valencian Community

Question for written answer E-007513-14
to the Commission
Rule 130
Marina Albiol Guzmán (GUE/NGL)

According to the report published on 27 February 2014 by the Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health (EXPH), entitled ‘Health and Economic Analysis for an Evaluation of the Public-Private Partnerships in Health Care Delivery across Europe’, a group of experts argues that the public-private partnership (PPP) model is more expensive as it involves payment of an annual amount which accrues interest. The experts also maintain that there is no evidence to indicate that the PPP system is more profitable than the entirely public model. They recommend that EU structural funds should not be used to create healthcare infrastructure based on the PPP model.

1. Have EU structural funds been used in the hospitals of Alzira, Torrevieja, Denia, Manises and Elche-Crevillente?

2. Does the Commission intend to urge Member States to follow the recommendations contained in the EXPH report, with a view to considering them a roadmap of good practices for future health facilities?