patient satisfaction rating of good, very good or excellent (Patient satisfaction survey carried out by Howard Warwick & Associates, Jan - Sept 2009)
The growth in EBITDA has fallen directly to the bottom line, represented by a £16m increase in profit before tax. Interest and finance charges have remained stable due to swapping out the variable loan interest rate for a fixed interest rate. The marginal increase in finance charges is due to the full year effect of the PropCo debt raised on the prior year acquisition of the ex-Nuffield hospitals.
