It is anticipated that 17 new CNUs will be created when the initial pilot programmes are complete, providing up to a maximum of 850 new beds in Dublin and Cork. The services offered in these units will include assessment/rehabilitation, respite, extended care and convalescence. If the PPP pilot demonstrates success, it is the intention to use it as a means of providing additional community nursing units in other locations throughout the country. The current position in relation to the project is that the two agencies involved, the ERHA and the Southern Health Board, have recruited business advisers who will assist in the development of the project. The next stage in the process will be the development of an outline business case.