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Government’s £20bn hospital pledge ‘on shaky ground’ No shit. The numbers have never added up on NHP. Boris wrote cheques he could never cash. It was always going to be the next governments problem and it’s coming home to roost. But beyond the obvious giant funding gap and inflation accelerating it even further apart, the other extremely obvious gap has always been capacity and deliverability: “It also raised concerns about the availability of contractors capable of large hospital builds, and about a shortage of factory capacity to manufacture offsite building components to fulfil the programme’s focus on modern methods of construction.” Whoever gets in next needs to talk to the construction industry about how to deliver its programmes. And it should be ready for a conversation on industrialisation of the supply chain. Or it simply won’t happen. https://lnkd.in/eCZTY_Eq

🏥 The NHS is under immense pressure to meet urgent healthcare needs. Traditional construction isn't always the answer. Fortunately, modular construction alongside Managed Service and Revenue solutions are changing the game. Our facilities are pre-assembled in factory-controlled conditions up to 90% complete and can be quickly installed on-site. This true offsite construction method allows the NHS to respond quickly to healthcare crises whilst causing minimal disruption to live hospital sites. In addition to this unrivalled construction approach we offer unique VAT recoverable Manged Service and Pay Per Use Agreements, that are capable of falling inline with any budget constraints. Learn more about how our true offsite construction and flexible procurement solutions are helping the NHS deliver high-quality, efficient, and accessible healthcare services at www.healthcarehire.co.uk #NHS #ModularConstruction #HealthcareSolutions

💻 BLOG | With NHS Trusts across the UK are facing increasing costs due to facility repairs. Karl Cundill Joint Managing Director of LitmusFM breaks down how Facility Managers can tackle these issues whilst remaining within available budgets. Read now: https://lnkd.in/eMvZrcpF  #facilitiesmanagement #nhs #managementconsultancy 

https://lnkd.in/eMfmnmUg The New Hospital Programme (NHP) under this government promises to correct the mistakes of the past by delivering this project within the budget and time frames. This is the type of projects I would like to contribute to as the NHP could really make a difference in our communities by relieving the pressure on the NHS. What do you think ?

📉 Maintenance Metrics | In December 2023, the Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC) data showed that the NHS needs to spend £11.6 billion to return its buildings and fixed assets to a suitable condition. Alongside his day job, David Jones is studying for a PhD looking into the cause and effect of backlog maintenance and its impact on patient harm. "At every conference I go to, everyone talks about the “new” – which is frustrating. There’s a statistic that says 80% of all clinical knowledge changes over 20 years so, arguably, most of my estate is now defunct. But the rhetoric from all levels of the system is “build new”, so that’s where most of the focus – and money – goes. The majority of CDEL [capital departmental expenditure limit] is calculated using the depreciation of the buildings and IT, etc. so most of the funding that you get through CDEL should go to the maintenance of your existing buildings. Any new buildings should go through an application to NHS England, but that’s not how many Trusts do it. "There are huge pressures on the estates operational team because they’re back of house – they’re not doctors and nurses, so taking money from here won’t hit the headlines – and you can see the budgets eroding over time, revenue-wise. Then we wonder why we’re sitting on £11.6 billion pounds of backlog maintenance (which is a ‘green book’ value, excluding VAT, fees and weighted costs). But nobody is asking the most important question: what is that £11.6 billion impacting?" David Jones is currently Director of Estates, Facilities and Capital Development at the University Hospital of Southampton. He has worked in senior positions across the NHS for 14 years. Prior to working for the NHS, he worked for facilities services contractors in the commercial and public sectors. 💡 Read the full article at www.fortismagazine.co.uk (FORTIS magazine is available for free in print or digital format). The Magazine from Health Spaces #NHS #fortismagazine #healthcare

🚨 Big changes have been announced for the NHS’s New Hospital Programme. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed a phased approach to hospital construction and has extended the programme into the late 2030s. With £3 billion per year now secured for NHS infrastructure, this is a major shift. Now’s the time for smart, sustainable and modular solutions to ensure NHS hospitals are futureproofed. At Architectural Wallsz, we’re driving this transformation. https://lnkd.in/e4TSPhD9 #NHP #NHS #HealthcareConstruction #ModularDesign

https://lnkd.in/emJep35C Morgan Sindall Group plc starts work on St Margaret’s Hospital CDC The construction company has started preparation work for the construction of the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at St Margaret’s Hospital Ryan Liversage MRICS, Area Director for Morgan Sindall Construction in Essex, said: "Thanks to a close, collaborative relationship with The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust and the ProCure 23 procurement framework, we've developed a design and a construction process tailored to the needs of the hospital's staff and the Epping community” To read more, follow the link to the Building Better Healthcare article #nhs #construction #hospitalbuild #healthcareinvestment #nhshospital

A host of hospital building projects in England are being delayed with some having to wait up to 14 years before work starts, the government says. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the plans - which formed part of a 2019 election promise by the Conservatives for 40 new hospitals by 2030 - were not affordable. Streeting said: "The programme we inherited was unfunded and undeliverable. "Not a single new hospital was built in the past five years, and there was no credible funding plan to build forty in the next five years. "Today we are setting out an honest, funded, and deliverable programme to rebuild our NHS." (Source: BBC News) Read the full BBC article below 👇🏾 #hospital #hospitals #nhs #nhstrust #healthcare #nhsestates #nurse #doctor #nhsmanagement #nhscapital #government #nhsfinance #publicfinance #publicsector #publicsectorfinance #hfma

🏥 Looking forward, have you mapped your clinical strategy against your buildings and thought about any changes that might be required❓ Given the volume of urgent priorities, the answer may be no at this stage, but something to consider as we pass the half-year mark. Find out what our panellists recommended in our newly released report in partnership with NHS Confederation. #NHSPeople #HealthcareEstates #HealthcareConstruction #NHSCapital #NHSFinance #CareWithoutDelay

Finegreen are working with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to appoint a Deputy Chief Estates and Facilities Officer - Capital. #NHSJobs #HealthcareJobs https://lnkd.in/eFYEKCwM