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NHS Open Space

NHS Open Space is an award-winning space management solution created by the NHS to make smarter use of healthcare spaces and bring services closer to the communities that need them.

If you manage NHS estates, it gives you powerful digital tools to understand how space is being used, manage it effectively, reduce costs, and improve service delivery. 

If you're a healthcare or wellbeing provider, it makes finding and booking flexible clinical and non-clinical rooms across England simple so you can offer vital services where and when they’re needed most

Whether you're managing space or delivering care, NHS Open Space helps unlock the full potential of NHS estates, today and for the future. 

Simple. Flexible. Affordable. 

Healthcare is shifting — with patients seeking a wider range of flexible treatments more quickly and closer to home.  

For the NHS’s 10 Year Health Plan to be successful, healthcare providers need flexible, accessible spaces to deliver care where it’s needed most. 

NHS Open Space gives you on-demand, 24/7 access to book over 1,400 clinical and non-clinical rooms across a national network of NHS locations. No contracts — no fuss.

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1,400+

NHS-standard rooms available to book

7,000+

unique healthcare providers registered

10m+

patient consultations delivered via NHS Open Space

700,000+

bookings made on a pay-as-you-go basis

One solution. Smarter use. Better care.

A lack of visibility and efficiency in how the estate is used and managed is one of the NHS’s biggest challenges, leaving many spaces underused or standing empty. NHS Open Space is the all-in-one space management solution, designed by the NHS, that helps estate leaders unlock the full potential of your estate — so you can deliver more to your communities.   

With our award-winning digital solution, users can learn how every square metre of space is used and put it to better use. It allows your teams and healthcare partners to easily book flexible spaces, and you to gain full visibility and control of your estate. All while reducing costs, generating revenue and offering a broader range of patient services. 

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Growing the NHS Open Space community

Since launch we've grown the NHS Open Space community, welcoming users spanning the NHS, private and community services. We've reached 700,000+ bookings that account for over 10m+ vital patient consultations in the communities they are needed most, putting underused or vacant rooms back to good use.

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Hear from our customers

“We found the NHS Open Space system easy to navigate and user-friendly. It’s already helped us understand how we’re using our space and our operational requirements, meaning we can provide more accurate billing and run our properties more effectively.”

Pam Edwards

Delivery Support Manager, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

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"NHS Open Space has allowed us to create greater reach for the patients who need access to these treatments. For patients seeking cataract treatment from the NHS, we're providing the initial assessments within an NHS building at a location close to their home. Only the surgery will take place in one of our main ophthalmic clinics, but it's still under the NHS pathway. And that, for me, is a huge positive as we create greater access, convenience and choice for patients."

Robert Pilling

Business Development Director at Optegra

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"The rooms are always spot on — clinical and clean. The staff that work in the buildings are always really lovely and welcoming. The locations are familiar to patients, they know where they’re going, there’s parking. It’s just easy.

It’s a no-brainer. A real life-changer. If I could open a clinic in every NHS Open Space location, I would — it just makes my life so much easier."

Deborah Hollman

Regional Visiting Site Coordinator - South at Hidden Hearing

"NHS Open Space is the most user-friendly platform for third-party room bookings. Reliable customer service and reasonable prices for clinical and admin space."

Anna Nuthall

Estates and Asset Officer, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

"I’m able to speak to them directly, rather than just through email. Everyone’s really quick to act. Response times are fast. We work together and it works really well."

Katie Brown

Senior Property Officer, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

"Without NHS Open Space, each time we need an individual space, we need to sort a contract, arrange terms and raise a purchase order – it’s a logistical nightmare. With NHS Open Space, we can set up the bookers and they have access to an efficient, user-friendly portal where they can search for an area and book a room. It’s as simple as that.

I highly recommend Open Space. I have absolutely no plans on changing our use of it, only expanding it where we can."

Alex Blatherwick

Head Of Procurement, HCRG Care Group

Where can you find us?

We've significantly expanded our service, and now have 250+ properties in our portfolio, spanning 1,400+ rooms nationwide. And with more new properties set to join the NHS Open Space community in 2026 - watch this space!

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How can NHS Open Space help you?

Enquire about NHS Open Space

Would you like to discuss how NHS Open Space can support your service development or expansion plans? Our team is here to assist you every step of the way. 

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Getting the most from NHS Open Space

New to NHS Open Space, or want to get more out of the platform? We have a range of user guides, demo videos and FAQs, as well as a dedicated support team on hand to answer any queries.

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Understand, manage and optimise your estate with NHS Open Space

Are you an estate leader? NHS Open Space gives you powerful digital tools to understand how your space is being used, manage it effectively, reduce costs, and improve service delivery. 

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