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26 Reshaping healthcare for the next decade Claire Colgan of Turner & Townsend looks at how the NHS 10 Year plan is driving system transformation across estates, service models, and clinical priorities.
31 Past projects informing the future of CDCs Morgan Sindall Construction’s Jonathan Stead discusses the company’s approach to a new generation of CDCs.
37 Thoughtful design and the patient experience Maggie’s chief executive Dame Laura Lee and Craig Chandler of Sir Robert McAlpine reflect on how the built environment can influence patient wellbeing.
41 Outsourced FM can help deliver community care Owen Ransford Rowe of CBRE Global Workplace Solutions offers a practical reflection on where outsourced hard FM can support the community healthcare.
45 Better design for clinical isolation Jamie Brewster, architect at MJ Medical, is on a personal mission to understand and improve patients’ experience of clinical isolation.
51 The lead limit clock has already started ticking Ayrton Byng of Brymec argues that the halving of the acceptable lead limit in water risks becoming a major compliance issue for healthcare estates.
55 The enduring role of standby diesel generation Geoff Halliday of Rehlko discusses the role of diesel generators in an ever-evolving regulatory environment.
60 Overcrowded hospitals: managing airborne risk Barry Paterson of Germicidal UV Ltd explores how clean air delivery and supplementary air cleaning can help mitigate shared air risk.
65 Operationalising BNG within NHS estates Amy Norman, Charles Rothnie, and Ben Gillham of Perega discuss the challenges that the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) mandate have for operationalising ecological thinking.
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69 Translating estates risk into strategic decisions Blanca Beato Arribas, Ryan Elliott, and Andy Vernon of Hoare Lea explore how a risk-led approach can support better decision-making and reduce long-term risk.
75 The right strategy for decarbonisation NHS Trusts still have much to do in order to meet Net Zero targets, as Ortus Energy’s Ian Johnson explains.
79 Uncovering hidden contamination pathways Jørn Terkelsen of Dolphin Care looks at whether infection prevention strategies are addressing all relevant pathways of contamination within clinical environments.
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83 A private funding route to decarbonisation John Gahan of eEnergy argues that the scale of the decarbonisation challenge facing the NHS means it must look to practical private sector models.
89 Bridging the healthcare AI ROI gap A substantial proportion of AI initiatives fail to deliver a measurable return. Sathiyan Kutty of Emids examines the factors that have widened this ‘ROI gap’.
93 Retrofitting is shaping modern healthcare Darryl Gregory of Distech Controls explains why retrofitting should be seen as a key part of a strategic approach to future-proofing healthcare estates.
97 Healthcare Estates 2026 – preview and conference programme HEJ presents an in-depth preview of October’s Healthcare Estates 2026 event.
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