THE AGE OF FLEXIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE

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“England is too diverse – both in its population and its current health services – to pretend

that a single new model of care should apply everywhere”

Simon Stevens, NHS England

EXTERNAL DEMANDS

• Rising public expectations • Ageing population• Complex care requirements being presented to

health and social services• Expectation that care should be offered closer to

home

• Regulatory requirements - CQC• Five year forward view • Carter review• Expectations on: • Access• Performance• Efficiencies• Clinical quality and sustainability

INTERNAL DEMANDS

New ways of working and changing demandsrequires a new kind of infrastructure

A flexible infrastructure can enable NHS providers of all sizes to develop new ways of

working, tailoring facilities to the needs of patient and provider

FIXED VS FLEXIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE

• Traditional ‘Brick and Mortar’ structure• Fixed capacity for 25+ years• Permanent • Typically funded through capital investment• Higher risk of obsolescence due to variation and

changes in demands• Planning cycles are longer

FIXED INFRASTRUCTURE

FLEXIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE

• Modular or mobile facilities• Speed of delivery, quick increase in capacity• Can be more adaptable • Offsite constructed design • Reduced capital investment risks• Minimises disruption during installation • Risks on site are reduced, less site movements

Mobile Healthcare facilities:• High quality clinical environments• Installed in as little as two weeks• Allow providers to ‘flex’ capacity to meet demand• Can support reconfiguration plans• Can enable out-of-hospital care

FLEXIBLE INFRASTRUCURE

Flexible infrastructure already supports the NHS

Case Study:Delivering operational resilience at the

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

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Case Study:Royal Stoke University Hospital

THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE

SPEED OF DELIVERY TO QUICKLY INCREASING CAPACITY

FOR SECONDARY CARE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING ELECTIVE SURGERY

INCREASING CAPACITY TO REFLECT LOCALISED NEEDS

TO SUIT LOCALISED BUDGETS

SUPPORTING GROWTH IN THE PRIMARY CARE SECTOR

TRIALLING INNOVATIONS LIKE STEP DOWN FACILITIES

How could you better flex

your infrastructure?