There has been little real attention given to how the NHS estate could help to improve efficiency, move more care out of hospitals and exploit new technologies. This Perspectives piece demonstrates how models of care are still designed around buildings, and asks whether re-thinking the way that the NHS uses ...
With the NHS and social care experiencing growing demand for services and financial pressures, there is a need for the system to work differently. Technology and the physical estate are essential for delivering change, with the potential to transform the way patients interact with services and support different ways of ... and This report was commissioned by NHS Property Services.
This report sets out the findings of an evidence review in relation to estates strategy, commissioned by the Department of Health to support the work of Sir Robert Naylor’s review. It includes evidence on the approach to developing a strategy, and the different components required for an effective strategy. It ...