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Hospital 2.0 is the name for the government’s national approach to delivering new hospitals, including Frimley Park Hospital.
It’s a standardised design which will benefit patients and staff through digital solutions and an optimised hospital layout.
The new hospital will enable the transformation of services for patients and the local community – it will significantly improve patient care, experience and outcomes within an ultra-modern environment for the benefit of patients, visitors and staff including:
- a significantly increased proportion of single ensuite rooms and more beds in a much-improved environment to better meet the needs of the local population
- improved and extended facilities that will enable more patients to be diagnosed and treated in the same visit
- more state-of-the-art operating theatres to treat more patients
- smart use of the latest digital technology and IT infrastructure to greatly improve the experience of patients and staff
- a host of environmental benefits including improved energy efficiency and sustainability
- the latest designs and best practice for infection control
- carefully considered co-location of services within the building which will greatly improve patient and visitor movement, and group staff
- together to enable better clinical outcomes and team working
- exciting opportunities to increase the integration of primary and community care with hospital and secondary care across the wider Frimley Health system to better serve patients
What does this all mean?
Standard designs
A standard design will be used across all the new hospitals, including the design of wards and operating theatres. Reducing the variation in building designs improves efficiency and supports better care, as it helps colleagues work seamlessly across the whole site. This will particularly help teams like pharmacy, therapies teams and doctors who deliver care across different wards and departments.
Ambition to achieve a carbon zero NHS
The new hospitals will have a focus on sustainability as part of the NHS ambition to reach net zero carbon footprint (the emissions directly controlled by the NHS) by 2040. The hospitals will also help the NHS target for ‘Carbon Footprint Plus’ (the emissions that the NHS can influence) to reach net zero by 2045.
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)
With MMC buildings, the majority of the build takes place off-site in factory-controlled conditions, before being transported to the hospital site. This speeds up the construction phase, and has other benefits such as greater predictability, quality, sustainability, cost-effectiveness and safety.
Image of new inpatient and diagnostic facility in construction at Frimley Park Hospital
Digital transformation
Embracing future technologies to ensure the systems and tools are in place to provide care in the most efficient environments. The new hospital will create the conditions in which digital services such as medical equipment, patient records and handheld technologies can be optimised, as well as using smart building management systems to manage lighting, temperature, and air quality for the benefit of both patients and staff.
For more information, visit the National New Hospital Programme website.
