SUMMARY OF REPORT CONTENTS

            Value of UK NHS Expenditure 2007-2015 (£billion)

AMA Research has recently published the 4th Edition of its overview of Healthcare Construction Market in the UK, focusing on key market trends and major structural change within the NHS, which should be of particular interest to healthcare providers and construction professionals involved in the healthcare sector.

Investment in the NHS remains a priority for the coalition government, with funding for the NHS protected over the next four years in the 2010 Spending Review. However, although overall NHS spending will increase by around £10bn in real terms over the course of the CSR Period (2011-2015), a 17% decrease in capital spending will affect the size and types of projects coming forward for development.

With capital spending under pressure, the report discusses the likely shift away from major new build hospital schemes towards local and primary health facilities and less-costly refurbishment schemes - an approach which could open up the market considerably to smaller firms and suppliers. We also analyse the future of PFI as a means of procuring healthcare facilities including the new Express LIFT and Procure 21+ Frameworks.

In addition, the report reviews the major changes facing the structure and operation of the NHS under the Coalition’s White Paper, which will see local GP commissioning consortia take responsibility for around 80% of the NHS budget for health commissioning services after primary care trusts are abolished in 2013.

With the growing involvement of the private sector and corporate providers in NHS primary care provision, there are concerns that current reforms will lead to increasing fragmentation of provision in the healthcare sector.

Also included is a detailed analysis of the Government’s targets for capital spending in the healthcare sector, an assessment of contractors output and the anticipated opportunities for healthcare work over the next few years.

Information for this report has been collated from a wide range of sources including Government Publications, company literature and the Internet. In addition, our research background in related construction and building sectors has been used to provide a basis of understanding of the healthcare construction market. Analysis of market developments has been based upon both quantitative and qualitative assessments of both primary and secondary source data. The report comprises of 88 pages and 31 tables and charts and is available now.