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operational, particularly throughout the high-impact winter season, when they will almost certainly see the greatest patient throughput. Changes are also being driven by the sustainability agenda, and the current NHS drive towards Net Zero, with elements such as LED lighting helping not only to brighten environments, provide greater longevity than older lighting technologies, and cut carbon, but also reducing overhead costs at a time when making economies is key. There is also the critical consideration


that this is public money that is being spent. When we undertake these projects, we must carefully consider our delivery programme against cost expectations, while placing ourselves in the shoes of patients and staff that utilise these facilities. Any work completed must be undertaken to the highest standards, on time and on budget, or risk reputational damage both for ourselves and the public authority client.


Setting regional standards Improvements to local authority- funded healthcare practices also have an impact across local authorities and their communities. When speaking with healthcare clients, we often find that setting positive standards creates an environment whereby other neighbouring counties or borough / district authorities


Pick Everard said: “The importance of a high-quality care environment is clear when we consider how the standard and character of such settings impacts the morale and perceptions of all users – patients, staff, and visitors.”


seek to emulate those of their neighbouring such organisations. Effective cross-sector collaboration


between councils can also only be a constructive step, providing regional


benchmarks for others to follow. At the ‘NHS Estates 2023: Effectively


Transforming the Healthcare Estate’ conference held at the Hallam Conference Centre in Central London on 7 February


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