NHS Property Services’ Town Planning team merges with London Healthy Urban Development Unit
NHS Property Services’ Town Planning team has merged with HUDU (NHS Healthy Urban Development Unit) this month. The Healthy Urban Development Unit (HUDU) was established to create healthy sustainable communities, working with local and national organisations. Their work focussed on influencing the planning and health agendas and integrating health into national, regional and local planning policy.
Two thirds of estate leaders warn ageing infrastructure biggest barrier to tackling backlog maintenance
NHS Property Services (has surveyed estate leaders to find out how to improve building maintenance across their estates. The results reveal management of NHS sites is changing due to advances in how we collect data and use technology to tackle backlogs. While short-term decisions are often required to keep buildings operational, these are not able to provide long-term improvements.
NHS Open Space unlocks hidden estate capacity to support more patient care
11m+ patient consultations enabled through flexible use of space proving the impact of optimising existing buildings.
Colleague fundraising reaches £65,000 for local charities
Our colleagues are making a real difference, raising £65,000 for local charities so far. Last year they took part in activities like walking, swimming, baking and cycling. This year has already started strong, with £14,000 raised so far. The money will support 27 charities helping people facing health and social challenges.
NHS Property Services strengthens estate data to better support patient care and local services
Working with Ordnance Survey, NHSPS has taken an important step to improve the accuracy and consistency of its estate data by linking properties to Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) - a single identifier for every addressable location in the UK.
NHS Property Services wins HSJ Digital Award for unlocking NHS capacity and productivity
NHS Property Services has won a national HSJ Digital Award for NHS Open Space, its digital space management solution, recognising its impact in unlocking NHS estate capacity, reducing administrative burden and supporting frontline delivery.
NHS Property Services to help deliver £50m health estates transformation programme improving patient access and care
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has been appointed to support the delivery of the Government’s Neighbourhood Health Centre (NHC) Development Programme, an ambitious initiative designed to transform access to community-based healthcare across England.
NHS Property Services brings under‑used hospital estate back into clinical use
£3.4m investment at Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital is bringing the Frank Lloyd Unit back into frontline use, delivering new GP facilities to boost primary care capacity in one of Kent and Medway’s highest‑pressure areas.
The clocks are changing - reset your heating’s timer
Summer is officially here. Time to change the settings of your heating schedule.