PMP Health Group plans to invest £250m in developing doctors surgeries and healthcare property.
The group, which has developed more than 60 healthcare facilities in the UK, has hired Ian Webb, development consultant at Wilky Property, to run the new venture, PMP Capital Partners, alongside David Robson.
It has secured investment from a group of private investors, most of whom are Asia-based investors with UK-based advisers.
It began fundraising at the beginning of the year and, with debt, now has £250m to spend. Several banks are providing debt, in addition to Aviva, which …

I manage properties for an NHS foundation trust. How can I manage my estate more efficiently so I can make savings?
Mike Bothamley, head of the real estate sector at law firm Beachcroft, responds:
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There are a range of possible options open to you: some strategic and some operational.
First, at the strategic end, there are huge changes coming. Foundation trusts (FTs) are likely to emerge as major consolidators of primary care trust (PCT) provider arms following the commissioner/provider split. Policy dynamics coupled with funding shortages are likely to bring together local authority …

Property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle has bought healthcare consultant GLP Taylors to expand its presence in the healthcare sector.
Today, the firm announced that it had bought GLP Taylors for an undisclosed sum. GLP Taylors will operate through the Jones Lang LaSalle network of offices in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow. It will work with JLL’s valuation advisory team.
GLP Taylors, formerly part of Leeds-based LNT Group, has a track record and existing pipeline of agency sales and acquisition instructions across the country.
Philip Hall, JLL head of healthcare, will lead …

University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust has appointed property consultants Drivers Jonas and Davis Langdon to oversee refurbishment work worth £42m.
The Trust is modernising its buildings in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, in a programme called Fit For The Future. It aims to complete 20 projects on its estate by the end of 2013, including a Private Finance Initiative project and a new maternity and oncology building at Stoke’s City General Hospital.
Drivers Jonas and Davis Langdon are to oversee refurbishments of more than 450,000 sq ft on existing buildings at the hospital. …

The National Health Service is failing to learn from independent healthcare providers on how to manage its properties, a healthcare charity has warned.
Independent health charity the King’s Fund said in its 80-page report “Windmill 2009: NHS response to the financial storm” that NHS leaders need to set out their plans to deal with looming cuts in public sector spending. It said this should include working with independent healthcare providers in areas including property and estate management.
However, the report said the culture and procurement procedures within the NHS “conspire to preclude …