It is a big new three-star hotel with 55 rooms.
I am concerned that those trusts with a three-star rating, which will be eligible to become foundation hospitals, may not always remain of three-star quality.
As he says, attaining and keeping three-star status is difficult, and it is doubly difficult because, of course, we make the standards higher every year.
We are a fast-growing area, and have experienced pressures on capacity, but those hospitals have retained their three-star rating.
Trusts with three-star status scored nine to 26 points out of the possible 30-point maximum.
That £1 million has to come from a finite pot of money—in this case, the £85 million available for three-star trusts.
We will start with the best performers; the first generation of foundation hospitals will be drawn from existing three-star trusts.
What happens if a three-star trust becomes a two-star trust during the transition period?
