Giles Hartley, Equipment Project manager for the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s Hospitals of the Future Project – who has a wealth of experience in the procurement and management of medical and non-medical equipment for healthcare facilities – explains the critical importance of developing a robust equipment strategy from the outset when embarking on designing and delivering new such facilities, and particularly complex, large-scale hospital projects.
The Hospitals of the Future Project is a new landmark hospital development that sits at the forefront of the Government's New Hospital Programme (NHP). My role is one of many that form part of the Trust's Building the Leeds Way Programme (BtLW) Team, led by experienced Programme director, Mike Bacon.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of England's largest acute Trusts, and it is currently planning one of the most exciting and important developments for a generation. Its plan to build a new hospital will create a new home for Leeds Children's Hospital, a new adults' hospital, and one of the UK's largest single site maternity centres, as well as being a catalyst for regeneration for Leeds city centre.
A central part of the national New Hospital Programme, our scheme had a major boost in May 2023 when the Trust received confirmation from the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care that our plans were fully funded and could proceed. This was excellent news for our patients, staff, and the wider Leeds economy, and, aligned with the Secretary of State's announcement, we're expecting the new facilities to be constructed by 2030.
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