Blog: Pioneering the ‘Third Way’ for NHS Estates
Recent reports from the Royal College of Surgeons and national media paint a compelling picture: waiting lists now exceed 7.3 million patients, with over 170,000 waiting more than a year for treatment. The 2025 UK Surgical Workforce Census highlights burnout, limited theatre access, and rising attrition among trainees. Meanwhile, almost half of NHS surgeons are operating just once a week due to bed shortages and outdated facilities.
Blog: Reframing NHS Surgical Challenges as Opportunities for Evolution
Recent reports from the Royal College of Surgeons and national media paint a compelling picture: waiting lists now exceed 7.3 million patients, with over 170,000 waiting more than a year for treatment. The 2025 UK Surgical Workforce Census highlights burnout, limited theatre access, and rising attrition among trainees. Meanwhile, almost half of NHS surgeons are operating just once a week due to bed shortages and outdated facilities.
Blog: Flipping the Script on Value in the NHS
The NHS was founded on a radical promise: that healthcare should be free at the point of need, funded collectively, and delivered with compassion. That promise still holds. But to protect it, we must evolve how we think about value—especially when it comes to the estate.
Place-making with a social conscience
Sheni Ravji-Smith, Assistant Director of Organisational Development & Good Employment at NHS Greater Manchester, shares her insights on how the pandemic offered the opportunity to do things differently and the importance of place-making with a social conscience.
Spaces are vital in fostering a ‘one culture approach’
Sheni Ravji-Smith, Assistant Director of Organisational Development & Good Employment at NHS Greater Manchester, discusses the positive impact that placemaking can have on staff wellbeing and why often, it’s the simplest considerations that can make the biggest difference.