Market Reports

The "elective reform plan": Meeting the challenges of building high compliance surgical hubs

14 new surgical hubs are due to be opened in 2025 as a result of the government’s Elective Reform Plan, but there are challenges to installing these in active live hospital environments

Why is an open protocol approach the best power solution for hospitals?

Nigel Thomas from ABB discusses modern solutions to designing a secure, reliable and uninterrupted electrical power for hospital buildings

What is a “managed service” and what is the evidence for it?

Owner of managed service provider Chrystal Medical, David Challinor, breaks down how this service works and how they say they can help with budgeting

Why the UK and Ireland’s healthcare energy crisis is also a patient safety issue

Phil Bryant, Head of International Business Development at Centrica Business Solutions, explores how NHS Trusts can balance the urgent need for net zero progress with the critical requirement to safeguard energy resilience and why this isn’t just a sustainability challenge, but a patient safety issue.

What to consider when implementing a “Building Energy Management System”

Stacey Lucas from Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) discusses some of the challenges of implementing BEMS in hospitals and healthcare facilities and explores how these can be overcome

How public-private partnerships could transform community care delivery

Two new policy documents released this summer outline the future of healthcare infrastructure, with neighbourhood health centres potentially backed by private investment. Carly Caton, commercial healthcare partner at Browne Jacobson, and Craig Elder, public procurement partner, explain what this means.

From panic to plan: why public sector emissions reporting is easier than you think

The UK government has made credible carbon reduction plans a 'ticket to play' for securing large government business, and their breadth is set to widen in the coming years. Sophie Legg, Carbon Consultant at TEAM Energy, explains why businesses should not be intimidated and how they can use PPN 006 to their advantage.

What factors will actually create longevity for the New Hospitals Programme’s phased rollout?

Ewa Ambrosius from Perega looks at what are the main factors that need to be considered to create robust but flexible hospitals for projects in the NHP’s new wave system

The Building Safety Act 2022: Impacts from 2022 to today

Paul Nash, CIOB past President and Chair of the body’s Quality Implementation Group, looks at the impact of the Act and what more can be done to make sure it delivers on its objective

What to consider for cubicle panel specification in healthcare design

George Emms from Wilsonart UK explores how estate managers can strike a balance between embracing antibacterial surface technologies and engendering a more calming environment, and how cubicle and panel systems can create more welcoming spaces

How is sustainable solar being used in the UK's healthcare estate?

Damian Baker, Managing Director at RenEnergy, explains how hospitals can use solar power to manage costs, meet net-zero targets and boost energy resilience, and what’s needed to navigate leasehold challenges

Healthcare Estates 2025: A review

Sophie Bullimore looks back at two days spent at the packed-out event in Manchester, which gathers everyone involved in healthcare estate construction in one lively place

A Single Patient Record: the unsolved challenge, or is it?

Richard Kavanagh, openEHR Board Member and Head of Technology (UK & Ireland) at Better, explains how open data can unlock the NHS’s long-promised Single Patient Record

UK Government launches a Commission to regulate AI in the NHS

The new Commission has been tasked with advising the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on how to re-write the regulatory rulebook on AI in healthcare, which will be published next year

Top 5 design mistakes healthcare facilities make that cause an infection risk

Dr Manjula Meda, infection control doctor at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and Chair of Healthcare Infection Society (HIS), gives her advice on how to manage infection following experience in managing a recent large outbreak of AMR superbugs

Is steel as clean as you think and a good option for healthcare furniture?

Jason Brown from Knightsbridge Furniture, shares his insights on why steel, although valuable, must be carefully assessed before being included within healthcare spaces

Storage woes: What is causing rips in your instrument packaging and how to prevent them?

Ocura discusses how smarter storage systems can reduce costs, enhance patient safety, and streamline efficiency across your sterile services

Modernising the hospital estate: A guide to asset management programmes and how they work

Edward Gee from Platinum Facilities explains how asset management programmes differ from maintenance, and the benefits to the hospital

Creating therapeutic spaces through Good Design

Alfie Chappell from Kingsway Group Global explains that, consciously or not, our perceptions of a given space and the emotional responses we feel entering are influenced by the built environment

Can the NHS’ new waste strategy extend to estate management?

Sian Lewis from Premier Modular discusses the NHS’s new initiative to try and reduce waste by “designing for life”

Combe Valley: Building a 54-bed mental health hospital on a greenfield site

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) gives an insight into its new mental health facility, built with the help of Kier Construction and Gilling Dod

Top 10 reasons for GP burnout in 2025

Dr Andrew Whiteley from Lexacom discusses why nearly a quarter of GPs feel so stressed they can’t cope about 1-2 times a week

Philips's Managing Director of UK & Ireland talks about the future of healthcare technology

The Managing Director of UK & Irelands, Mark Leftwich, talks to Sophie Bullimore about the benefits of a clear vision for a single patient record, the use of virtual wards in diagnostics, and what is the reality for AI in diagnostics

Getting first impressions right in mental healthcare design

Initial moments in a mental health facility can be instrumental in a patient’s experience and recovery there. Robin Graham from Gilling Dod Architects examines what is required for a good first impression

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