Paul Bamforth

Head of Global Strategic Accounts

Buildots

About Speaker

Paul has over 30 years of experience of running and advising software companies servicing the UK Construction Industry. Throughout his career, Paul has built a strong understanding within both the Infrastructure and Building sectors, with a particular emphasis on the benefits of digital technologies to construction sites, to drive much needed improvements in productivity and efficiency. As Head of Global Strategic Accounts, Paul’s role is focused on ensuring that the partnership between a Client and Buildots delivers what the Client needs, with a major focus on how the data gathered can lead to improved processes and facilitate improved margins and business growth.

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Sessions featuring Paul Bamforth:

6, June, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am

Asset Management Stage

How digital solutions will support the delivery of the ambitious new hospital programme

How can the Healthcare sector meet the ambitious New Hospital Programme (NHP) target? With a £20 billion funding pool, building 40 new hospitals by 2030 demands innovative digital solutions. What lessons can other sectors learn from this groundbreaking approach?

Join this panel session to hear from some of the sectors’ leading experts; Emma Whigham, Market Management, Deputy Commercial Director at New Hospitals Programme, Stephen Killen, Transformation Director at University Hospitals Dorset (NHS), Bruce Preston, Project Director at IHP and David Hollywood, Operations Director at Kier as they discuss the role that technology will play as the Healthcare sector delivers on its plans, and the lessons other sectors can learn from their successful execution.

The Government’s New Hospital Programme sets an ambitious goal, but building healthcare facilities is complex, with a huge variation in size, design, delivery teams and operational use. And, owing to its Government-funded nature, the Healthcare sector puts a heavy focus on their projects being completed in the most cost-effective manner to get the best value for taxpayer money.

Enter Hospital 2.0 – a standardised design which will leverage digital solutions to improve efficiency and optimise layout. Hospital 2.0 will decrease the average time taken to develop and build hospitals, as well as reducing the cost through economies of scale.

Harnessing advanced digital tools, including AI, will be key to the programme’s success. Pioneering projects like The Royal Bournemouth Hospital and The National Rehabilitation Centre already lead the way, demonstrating the power that AI provides in streamlining delivery and mitigating risks. These projects fall within Cohort 1& 2 of the NHP, and will set the standard for its successors.

Access to accurate data at both of these schemes allows the teams to foresee delays, drive progress, measure performance and continually optimise their outputs. It’s precisely this performance-driven construction management approach that will allow them to deliver on their plans over the coming years.

As the most ambitious plan the UK has seen to date, there are countless opportunities for learning and growth across the sector. We need to open up project data from top to bottom, ensuring full transparency across both the project and wider programme levels. It’s hugely important that these learnings are shared among the wider industry to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Join this exciting panel discussion, moderated by Paul Bamforth, Head of Global Strategic Accounts at Buildots, to hear about the challenges that led the projects to adopt these digital solutions, the concerns that may have followed, how these concerns have been controlled, and the positive influence that the solutions are already having on these high-profile schemes.

Let’s make use of this exceptional opportunity and change construction for the better!

 

Three Key Points:

Uncover the learning opportunities we can take from the delivery of the New Hospital Programme and its use of digital technology|Discover how digital solutions are set to aid the delivery of the NHP|Understand how AI and data management go hand-in-hand to improve efficiency