No more sticking plasters: repairing and transforming the NHS Estate (NHS Providers, March 2023)

Summary

Appropriate capital funding is needed to bring long neglected parts of the NHS estate into the 21st century for staff and patients. From fixing leaking roofs and broken boilers, to transforming estates to make them fully digitised and sustainable, and enhancing diagnostic capacity, capital investment has the potential to transform the NHS – improving patients’ experience and making it more efficient and effective.

This report from NHS Providers explores the state of capital funding and allocations across the NHS provider sector and how trusts can access capital. It highlights the extent of the dilapidated estate and make the case for strategic capital investment at both the system and national level to drive productivity, improve patient care, and enable much-needed transformation across the NHS.