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Making the most of the opportunities


This annual event unites NHS trusts and private healthcare providers, architects, contractors and other stakeholders with service and product suppliers


What: healthcare buildings forum When: 20-21 June 2019 Where: Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire


Web: www.hb-forum.co.uk T


his June sees the return of the popular healthcare buildings forum, an event which gives


healthcare product and service suppliers the opportunity to meet key decision-makers involved in the design and build of health and social care facilities across the UK and further afield. Organised by healthcare design &


management (hdm) sister company, Stable Events, the forum, now in its seventh year, will create a productive networking environment through which delegates can focus on forging long-lasting business relationships through a series of pre-arranged meetings. Supplier and project delegate


schedules are matched in advance to ensure that both parties maximise


their time at the event, with a minimum of 15 meetings taking place with those in charge of commissioning for healthcare estates. The one-and-a-half-day event


also includes a gala dinner and three speaker sessions which will explore the opportunities and challenges in the sector.


Speak up! This year’s event comes at a challenging time for the healthcare construction industry, not least after the collapse, last year, of major player, Carillion; the Government’s decision to axe PFI on all public-sector projects; and continued confusion over Brexit and its potential impact on the marketplace. These challenges come against a


backdrop of additional NHS funding promised by the Government, and reiterated in its recently-published Long-Term Plan. All these issues, and more, will be


discussed by our panel of experts, who will be offering insight into how companies can make the most of the


opportunities remaining, and how the market is likely to look moving forward. The line-up this summer includes Phil


Shaw from Interserve, who will be providing an overview of the new Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) Centre at the Christie Hospital in Manchester, a building that marks a new era for the delivery of cancer care environments for the NHS. On the same theme, Michael Earley


and Kevin Bates from Scott Tallon Walker Architects will be talking about the design approach for the PBT facility being built at University College London Hospital. Discussing the future of construction


procurement following the shift away from PFI will be Burkhard Musselmann of Stantec. And Crispin Walkling-Lea, head of


healthcare planning at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), will be presenting details of its award-winning On The Nature Trail arts project, explaining how interior design and the use of art can help to dramatically enhance health and care environments.


A learning curve Jo Makosinski, editor of healthcare design & management magazine and speaker session chairman, said: “The past year has seen several key changes in the healthcare construction and


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