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02 December 2025

NHS Property Services sets out advice to accelerate delivery of Neighbourhood Health Centres unlocking value within existing NHS estate

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has today published a report outlining practical and cost-effective advice for local NHS providers to deliver ...

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25 November 2025

Groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate start of work on a new Community Diagnostic Centre in Coventry

NHS Property Services has welcomed the start of construction on a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Coventry at a groundbreaking cere...

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18 November 2025

NHS Open Space shortlisted for five categories at the UK PropTech Awards 2025

We’re proud to share that NHS Open Space has been shortlisted across five categories at the UK PropTech Awards 2025, celebrating innovation,...

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12 November 2025

NHS Property Services Achieves Gold Status in The 5% Club

We’re proud to share that NHS Property Services has been awarded Gold Membership in The 5% Club, a UK-wide movement of employers committed t...

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21 October 2025

Sharps incidents on the rise: Why action is needed now

Sharps-related injuries—such as needlestick accidents—are becoming an increasingly serious concern across our sites. Recent site data reveal...

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21 October 2025

The clocks are changing - reset your heating’s timer

Autumn is officially here. Time to change the settings of your heating schedule.

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20 October 2025

Community celebrates opening of North Kent Community Diagnostic Centre with Health Minister Karin Smyth

The North Kent Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has officially opened - the latest high-tech facility NHS Property Services has helped deli...

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10 October 2025

£23,493 raised to supporting local communities through our Community Fund

Six months into the Community Fund, colleagues have taken on everything from survival challenges to charity football matches to support caus...

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27 November 2025

Lessons learnt: Delivering the SARC programme - A Personal Perspective

Read my reflections on delivering the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) programme. As Project Director, I’ve seen first-hand what it tak...

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27 November 2025

Busting the myths: How gritting really works

Do you struggle to tell if your site has been gritted? Most of the doubts come from commonly believed myths about gritting. Read the blog to...

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27 October 2025

Healthcare Planning jargon buster

When designing healthcare spaces, you may come across many unfamiliar terms. Here’s a breakdown of some of the most common ones. So, you fee...

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27 October 2025

Designing for change: How Healthcare Planning builds a flexible NHS estate

Learn how healthcare planning is shaping a more flexible NHS estate. From multi-use clinical spaces to early strategic input, Emma Hau explo...

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23 October 2025

ICB Voices Q&A: Supporting Norfolk and Waveney ICB with tailored estates training

Learn how tailored estates training helped Norfolk and Waveney ICB boost team confidence and improve collaboration. In this Q&A, Paul Higham...

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13 October 2025

Optimising your estate: How to identify the problem and prioritise your options

Are you struggling to turn estate data into decisions? This blog outlines four practical steps to help you diagnose underused space, collabo...

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23 September 2025

From Data to Decisions: The Dos and Don’ts of utilisation monitoring

Utilisation monitoring is not just about sensors and surveys. It’s how you spot opportunities to maximise your spaces and make informed esta...

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03 September 2025

Best and worst: 5 methods for monitoring space utilisation

Learn about five common methods for monitoring space utilisation, from manual walkarounds to sensor-based approaches. Understand their stren...

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Case studies

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27 November 2025

Northwood & Pinner Health Centre

We partnered with North West London Integrated Care Board (ICB) and other stakeholders to provide combined GP and community health services,...

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26 November 2025

Delivering modern primary care: King’s Lynn Health Hub

Learn how we collaborated with NHS Norfolk & Waveney ICB and NHS England to build a new healthcare hub in King’s Lynn to benefit around 10,0...

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12 September 2025

Estate optimisation and space utilisation in action: 4 customer stories

Learn how strategic office estate optimisation unlocked £25 million in system savings. This case study explores how 30 projects reduced offi...

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11 September 2025

NHS Open Space and Community Health Partnerships

How Community Health Partnerships piloted NHS Open Space to manage room bookings and increase utilisation.

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19 August 2025

Building Better Health: NHS Property Services and the London ICBs working in collaboration

Find out how we're working with London ICBs to improve healthcare through over 50 estate transformation projects. Focused on deprived areas,...

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09 July 2025

NHS Open Space and Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Explore how NHS Open Space is helping Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust expand flexibility in community care delivery.

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04 July 2025

NHS Open Space and HCRG Care Group

Learn how NHS Open Space is helping HCRG Care Group achieve smarter space management across multi-service delivery.

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01 July 2025

11 projects in 12 months: accelerated delivery leads to 210k more appointments

Creating an additional 210,000 annual appointments in primary care by repurposing over 3,200 sqm across 11 properties impacting approximatel...

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Webinar: How lease advisory can help unlock value in your NHS estate

Join us on 20 May 2025 from 1-2pm

Get expert insight on managing NHS leases and unlocking savings. From managing lease events to estate data verification and transactions - our experts will be on hand to answer your questions. 

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