HEALTHCARE ESTATES 2021 KEYNOTES
New Hospital Programme’s ‘commercial philosophy’
Speaking in the opening keynote at last month’s ‘hybrid’ Healthcare Estates conference, Emma-Jane Houghton, Commercial Director for England’s New Hospital Programme, gave a presentation entitled ‘An introduction to the New Hospital Programme’s Commercial Philosophy’. In it she explained the NHP team’s approach to supply chain engagement, and the important role to be played by both well-established, larger contractors and suppliers, and SMEs – many with specialist expertise – in getting 48 new hospitals built by 2030 as part of one of biggest hospital infrastructure initiatives seen in England in recent decades.
The two first-day keynote speakers at this year’s Healthcare Estates conference – Emma Jane Houghton, Commercial director for the New Hospital Programme, and David Flory. Designate Chair of Lancashire and South Cumbria ICS and interim Chair for Cheshire and Merseyside ICS, were introduced by IHEEM CEO, Pete Sellars, who said: “Today’s conference theme is ‘Hospitals of the future’, and in their very different roles all of our speakers today will have an influential impact on the planning and delivery of the New Hospital Programme. Almost all of our professional members – either through their company or NHS roles – will at some point be engaged in this important programme, through the manufacturing supply chain, in construction, or in the detailed planning, design, delivery, and ongoing maintenance of these hospitals. I couldn’t thus think of a better way to start our Healthcare Estates 2021 conference discussions this week than by first welcoming Emma-Jane Houghton, Commercial Director for the New Hospital Programme, who will set out the Programme’s aims and objectives, and explain the Programme team’s approach to procuring these future hospitals, the ambition being to radically improve the way they are specified, designed, procured, and built. After Emma-Jane’s address,
David Flory will discuss he and his organisation’s aims and ambitions from the standpoint of one of 40 designated ICS Chairs in England, and set out how they will provide the leadership to unite and transform the delivery of health and social care services throughout our communities. Firstly, though, I’d like to welcome Emma- Jane Houghton to the stage.”
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The Commercial Director for the New Hospital Programme explained that she had been appointed to the role in January 2022, and, with the appointment, has responsibility for the commercial strategy, procurement, and ‘end-to-end market creation’ of what she described as ‘one of the largest and most challenging programmes involving the UK Government assets’. A Chartered Quantity Surveyor by profession, her previous experience had,
she explained, included roles at Mott MacDonald, Turner & Townsend, and KPMG, and as Commercial Delivery director – Expansion, at Heathrow Airport. She is a Major in the Engineering and Advisory Group of the Army’s Staff Corps 77th Brigade, and from August 2019- August 2021 was Chair – Cost, Risk & Commercial Expert Review Committee, on the Crossrail 2 project. She began: “Specifically, I’m here to outline our commercial approach on the New Hospital Programme, and to tell you a bit more about what suppliers and markets can expect as part of this incredible initiative. However,” she continued, “before I tell you more about the Programme, and how we’re thinking about building our hospitals of the future, there are a few key questions I would like to put the conference, such as ‘How far into the future should we look to define these new hospitals?’ What we build
IHEEM CEO, Pete Sellars, welcomed delegates to the conference, and introduced the two opening first morning keynote speakers, Emma-Jane Houghton and David Flory.
Emma-Jane Houghton, Commercial Director for England’s New Hospital Programme,gave a presentation entitled ‘An introduction to the New Hospital Programme’s Commercial Philosophy’.
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