Tackling the deficit: six steps to saving the NHS £1.5bn

摘要

In recent years, the health service in the UK has significantly improved the use of its land estate resources, with unused and surplus space declining by 39% since 2008. However, our fifth NHS Estates Efficiency Review recently showed that the estate surplus of 4.8% represents 1,306,000 sq m of space, This loses the opportunity to save £1.5bn, which could fund an estimated 260,000 major front-line operations. The review demonstrated that the best trusts operate their estates relatively well and 20 of the most efficient trusts operate at just under 100% efficiency. However, average trusts still cost too much and the least efficient trusts waste resources. Six of the least efficient trusts have up to a quarter of their space unused, which could provide opportunities for housing developments.