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The hospital could use technologies and techniques pioneered on missions to Mars or the International Space Station to help treat patients and make life easier for hard-working NHS staff.
Up to £5 million of UK Space Agency funding is available to support a joint initiative with the Hampshire Together: Modernising our Hospitals and Health Services programme. The programme is part of the government’s Health Infrastructure Plan, which includes the provision of 40 new hospitals across England by 2030.
The space-enabled services could be inspired by a whole range of activities and technologies pioneered by the UK’s growing space sector, which currently contributes nearly £15 billion to GDP and supports 42,000 jobs. They might include new diagnostic tools, improved logistics by tracing goods or using drones, improving hospital parking or better patient reach using tele-rehabilitation or care.
The hospital could use technologies and techniques pioneered on missions to Mars or the International Space Station to help treat patients and make life.
Introduction and thanks
Thank you also to everyone in
NHSE/I and the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management for organising today. Organising events like this are always a challenge, even more so in the current circumstances. So thank you very much.
It is an important event, and I’m absolutely delighted to be here as the minister with direct responsibility for both the NHS estate and all of the work you all do with it.
In normal times, I would have of course given multiple speeches in my 18 months in the role, but the challenges of organising such events as this during the pandemic, and the pressure of work we have all faced, have meant that I have generally politely declined invitations that have been extended.
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PLANS for a future new hospital in Bradford have been revealed after a funding bid is being prepared. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says it is in the very early stages of preparing a funding bid for a future new hospital in the city. The Trust, which runs Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital, is looking at options for its buildings estate and how it will meet future needs and growing demands for its services. The new hospital funding bid is part of that work. The new hospital proposal forms part of Bradford Council’s Bradford Core Strategy, which sets out the strategic direction to create a sustainable future for the district.