With hospital closures ‘happening up and down the country’, preventing once functioning healthcare buildings from falling into dilapidation is crucial, argues Rogier Donkersloot, managing director of international ‘property guardian’ organisation, DEX Property Management.
Here he focuses on the benefits of ‘property guardianship’ in ensuring that disused properties do not deteriorate. In many cases, he explains, it provides ‘a zero cost solution’ for healthcare estates and facilities managers, and one that can even generate valuable revenue.
Hospital and healthcare unit closures are never far from the news, but what happens to the empty properties? Many are boarded up, left to deteriorate, or become host to squatters. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. No hospital closure is positive news – it’s concerning to patients, hospital staff, and healthcare decision-makers alike. Some closures, that often come about due to budget restrictions, are unavoidable, but leaving a disused property to deteriorate isn’t. So what is the alternative?
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