Eversheds to guide mental health PFI contract

International law firm Eversheds has been appointed by North East London Mental Health Trust to manage a new PFI deal that will provide new healthcare resources for the region. The £25m Mascalls Park Re-provision PFI scheme will develop an acute mental health facility, planned to occupy the site of Oldchurch Hospital in Romford, Essex. The site is due to be vacated by the current occupants, Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust, when they move into their new PFI hospital on the adjacent Oldchurch Park site.

“The PFI deal is a major project for the Trust and is designed to further raise the standard of mental health services through the development of 21^st century facilities”, said Simon Jones, Associate Director at the Trust. “Eversheds is acknowledged to be one of the leading firms for health trusts working on PFIs and I am confident that, with their help, we will quickly reach a successful conclusion to the project.”