First private hospital in the City of London hands back lease to NHS trust just 3 years after opening

Credit: Barts Health NHS Trust

By Daniel Pye

The first private hospital in the City of London will be handed back to the NHS as a dedicated breast centre just 3 years after opening, creating a dedicated centre of excellence.

Two state-of-the-art buildings besides St Bartholomew’s NHS hospital will be returned to the health service next year after leading private healthcare group Nuffield Health reportedly failed to attract enough paying patients to use it.