Our research into the strategic asset management of healthcare estates has

• Transformed the NHS’s annual £3.7 billion capital funding and £9.5 billion estate management practices.
• Improved quality of life and care for people living with dementia.
• Delivered national guidance for designers to deliver dementia-friendly built environments.
• Enhanced the safety, efficiency and efficacy of healthcare services in England.

Extensive dissemination

• Pilot projects included 1,312 engagement activities with 409 stakeholder groups.
• We have presented our findings at international conferences, including the International Federation of Hospital Engineering, IHEEM, Latin American Congress of Architecture and Hospital Engineering, EuHPN, HaCIRIC, King’s Fund and IADH.
• Our work has received recognition via a range of awards including the Market Research Society Healthcare Research Award (2015), the MRS Grand Prix for Greatest Impact Award (shortlisted, 2015) and the RIBA President’s Awards for Research (shortlisted, 2015).

New national design guidance

• Our research shaped the development of Health Building Note HBN08-02, Dementia-friendly Health and Social Care Environments.
• It is the first HBN covering both health and social care and providing guidance to architects, designers and care providers to ensure all new or refurbished facilities are dementia-friendly.

Influencing Government policy

• Our Strategic Asset Management (SAM) recommendations have changed the NHS’s capital funding and estate management practices – improving the safety, efficiency and efficacy of healthcare services.