Viable as a translation of business and future service needs. Realistic investment planning. Focussed on short and longer-term development

We achieve this through:

Generation or validation of estate data in line with national guidelines and translating this into future service led investment planning;
Realism around capital requirements and availability and the necessity to control site developments through engagement with the estates directorate;
Engagement with clinical teams, translating their key issues and plans into demonstrable estate concepts;
Connecting with business plans and relevant priorities, working towards the avoidance of strategic uncertainty in the context of future options.

Our experience is that the above approach places the estate at the heart of strategic business planning; exceeds the basic requirement of the organisation; and makes a compelling case for securing medium term capital.

Demands placed on the Estates Strategy

SHP recognise the increasing overlap between Acute, Primary Care, and Community based services in the context of the contrasting nature of the facilities, that each Estate Strategy has traditionally had to address. Today, the imperative to reduce operating costs, implement clinical service change across the wider health economy, minimise capital investment, deliver higher levels of utilisation, and resolve estate liabilities all combine to demand a realistic platform for partners to collaborate on maximising estate opportunities.

Central to Business and Investment planning

Estate Strategies have traditionally been about defining the future requirement for buildings based on service need, the physicality of buildings, overall asset management and potential rationalisation. Whilst these remain relevant in today’s health economy, the focus is changing significantly. SHP recognises that organisations now operate within a new and evolving healthcare market place with commissioner led service models, patient choice, ever increasing clinical standards and constrained access to affordable capital. This paradigm shift has to place estates issues at the centre of mainstream business and investment planning.