In this episode of the Brookbanks podcast, Danny Lloyd-Jones and Jack Kenny from Brookbanks join Guy Kippen of Prime Plc to explore the evolving landscape of healthcare development in the UK. Together, they discuss innovative approaches to improving NHS infrastructure and creating better environments for staff and patients.
Healthcare development is more than just building facilities—it’s about delivering positive outcomes for Trusts, staff, and communities. Danny and Guy highlight the benefits of Prime’s development model, which focuses on unlocking land use for NHS Trusts and enabling projects that might otherwise remain stalled.
Guy provides an overview of Prime’s model, which emphasizes collaboration, flexibility, and outcome-oriented design. This approach helps Trusts overcome financial and logistical challenges, ensuring that projects deliver long-term value.
One key theme is the importance of quality amenities for NHS staff. Better facilities contribute to staff wellbeing and retention, which ultimately impacts patient care. Danny and Guy discuss how thoughtful design can transform the working environment for healthcare professionals.
The conversation includes some real-world examples:
Current challenges for Trusts include aging infrastructure, funding constraints, and the complexity of site-wide upgrades. Danny and Guy explore how private and public infrastructure differ, and why a nuanced approach is essential for success.
Healthcare development requires meticulous planning to meet strict regulations. Brookbanks plays a critical role in guiding clients through compliance, ensuring that projects meet both technical and operational standards.
Listen to the full episode to learn more about how Brookbanks and Prime Plc are shaping the future of healthcare development.
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The UK’s housing delivery challenge is well-documented. Yet amid the national conversation about planning reform, infrastructure, and build-out rates, one group consistently punches above its weight: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) housebuilders. SMEs are a vital part of the solution, but they face very real and persistent hurdles development strategies.
At Brookbanks, we know EV charging becomes far more manageable when it’s approached as part of a wider development picture rather than an isolated task. Rising regulatory demands, limited capacity, cost pressures and the realities of underground or enclosed parking all interact in ways that can affect programme, viability and long‑term performance. This article looks at the recurring challenges we see across residential, commercial and mixed‑use projects and the practical steps that help developments meet Part S requirements, manage grid limitations, integrate load‑balancing and smart‑charging systems, and plan for solar PV and battery storage. The aim is to provide clear, grounded insight that helps teams design EV strategies that genuinely stand up to modern development demands.