Encouraging private investment in healthcare property could help the NHS prevent almost 3,000 deaths a year and save money in the long term, a new report will claim next week.
Quality Buildings, Quality Care, which will be released by the British Property Federation in parliament on Tuesday 24 November, will say that acute healthcare trusts with newly built facilities are more likely to have low mortality rates.
It found that UK trusts with new-build facilities incurred “significantly below-average deaths” compared with those using older buildings.
The BPF says there is £6bn of potential investment ready to enter the sector and it urges the government to work more closely with developers to deliver healthcare property.
The federation says the investment would also improve staff wellbeing as well as patient outcomes, helping to save money.
BPF chief executive Melanie Leech said: “There is a clear correlation between new buildings and the quality of patient care that is provided within them.
“We want to make clear to the government the role that the real estate industry can play in ensuring the future health of the NHS.”
Encouraging private investment in healthcare property could help the NHS prevent almost 3,000 deaths a year and save money in the long term, a new report will claim next week.
Quality Buildings, Quality Care, which will be released by the British Property Federation in parliament on Tuesday 24 November, will say that acute healthcare trusts with newly built facilities are more likely to have low mortality rates.
It found that UK trusts with new-build facilities incurred “significantly below-average deaths” compared with those using older buildings.
The BPF says there is £6bn of potential investment ready to enter the sector and it urges the government to work more closely with developers to deliver healthcare property.
The federation says the investment would also improve staff wellbeing as well as patient outcomes, helping to save money.
BPF chief executive Melanie Leech said: “There is a clear correlation between new buildings and the quality of patient care that is provided within them.
“We want to make clear to the government the role that the real estate industry can play in ensuring the future health of the NHS.”
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