IHEEM President Paul Kingsmore will give a personal view on the likely impact on the NHS estate of last year’s health White Paper as one of the highlights of a wide-ranging IHEEM-supported conference, “Healthcare Infrastructure 2011”, being staged by the Building Better Healthcare events team at Austin Court in Birmingham on 2 March.
At the event, speakers will address what the organisers describe as the “the considerable dilemma” facing the NHS currently – “how to meet the increasing demands for care and improve care quality while controlling rising costs and utilising a leaner budget”. The organisers say: “The solutions to this dilemma are not clear-cut, but one thing is for sure – it will require innovation; innovation of system and service design through new technology and innovative infrastructure.” Among the topics to be covered will be the “radical shake-up in procurement” expected to result from the White Paper’s proposals; what the plans will mean for the PCT and SHA estate (including a panel discussion); “How far can healthcare providers go with refurbishment?”; “10 steps demonstrating how the NHS can generate savings”, and “the NHS estate: is there too much old and too much new?” Alongside Paul Kingsmore, speakers and participants will include Rob Harrison, a partner at law firm Bevan Brittan LLP, David Pokora of the LIFT Council, consultant Susan Francis, Conor Ellis, head of health at EC Harris, and Chris Harty and Andrew Price, co-directors of The Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre (HCIRIC). For more information visit www.bbhealthcare.co.uk, or telephone: 01268 495686.
