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The National NHS Estates Conference and Exhibition 2026

The Royal Society of Medicine, London 11 November 2026, 9:00am - 4:00pm

8:30am
Delegate Registration & Networking
9:30am
Chairs Opening Remarks
9:40am
Building the NHS Estate of Tomorrow: From Reactive Maintenance to Strategic Transformation
  • Understand how estates strategies must evolve to support future models of healthcare delivery
  • Explore how infrastructure decisions can enable improved patient experience and operational efficiency
  • Identify approaches for aligning estates transformation with wider NHS priorities
  • Gain insight into moving from reactive estates management towards proactive strategic planning 
10:00am
Main Stage Speaking Session
Daikin Applied UK Limited
10:20am
Zero-Capital Decarbonisation: Funding & Delivering NHS Heat Transition Strategies
  • Discover how NHS Trusts can access funded technical support, grants, and zero-cost advisory programs to accelerate heat decarbonisation
  • Evaluate practical pathways and technologies for transitioning away from fossil-fuel heating
  • Learn the essential steps to draft, approve, and execute actionable Trust-wide Heat Decarbonisation Plans 
Greater South East Net Zero Hub
10:40am
Main Stage Speaking Session
Eclipse Power
11:00am
Break & Networking

Take this opportunity to connect with fellow delegates, exchange ideas and discuss the key themes emerging from the conference. Visit our exhibition area to discover the latest products, services and innovations supporting NHS estates and facilities, and speak directly with our exhibitors about solutions to your current challenges. The networking break also provides an opportunity to continue conversations from the day's sessions and engage with speakers and fellow attendees where possible.

11:30am
3 Keys to unlocking EFM as a Strategic Lever
  • Building a workforce for the future - new skills, new opportunities, new pathways
  • Using Digital, tech and AI to power more efficient E&FM service delivery 
  • Developing new Partnership models that optimise private sector investment into NHS estates
Rob Jepson, CEO Health & Care, Sodexo UK & Ireland
11:50am
Delivering Major Healthcare Infrastructure Projects: Lessons from the Frontline
  • Understand the key challenges involved in delivering healthcare infrastructure projects
  • Explore approaches to improving project governance and delivery outcomes
  • Learn how to manage construction and transformation within live healthcare environments
12:10pm
Delivering Net Zero While Maintaining Operational Performance: Can NHS Estates Achieve Both?
  • Explore how NHS estates teams can balance ambitious Net Zero targets with the need to maintain safe, efficient and resilient healthcare environments
  • Understand practical approaches to reducing carbon emissions while protecting operational performance and service continuity
  • Identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency, reduce costs and enhance estate sustainability
  • Examine the challenges of implementing decarbonisation programmes across complex healthcare estates
  • Gain insight into how estates leaders can embed sustainability into long-term operational and investment strategies
12:40pm
Main Stage Speaking Session
SFG20
1:00pm
Lunch & Networking

Enjoy a complimentary lunch while continuing conversations with colleagues from across the NHS estates and facilities community. This is an excellent opportunity to expand your professional network, exchange ideas and discuss the key themes emerging from the morning sessions. Be sure to visit our exhibition area to explore the latest innovations, products and services designed to support the evolving needs of NHS estates, and continue discussions with exhibitors and fellow delegates throughout the lunch break.

2:00pm
Priorities for NHS Estates: Delivering Modern, Efficient and Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Understand national priorities shaping the future of public sector estates
  • Explore approaches to improving estate utilisation and efficiency
  • Identify opportunities for collaboration across public sector organisations
  • Gain insight into delivering transformation while managing financial pressures
2:20pm
Improving Air Quality in Estates: Deploying Advanced Purification Units in Inpatient Care
  • Analyse real-world data on how medical-grade air purification reduces airborne pathogens, viral transmission, and ward downtime
  • Evaluate specific design, safety, and sensory considerations required for inpatient settings
  •  Understand the practical setup, deployment, and performance outcomes of air purifying technology in acute health environments
2:40pm
Main Stage Speaking Session
NHS Property Services
3:00pm
Break & Networking

The final networking session of the day. Take this opportunity to connect with fellow delegates, exchange ideas and discuss the key themes emerging from the conference. Visit our exhibition area to discover the latest products, services and innovations supporting NHS estates and facilities, and speak directly with our exhibitors about solutions to your current challenges. The networking break also provides an opportunity to continue conversations from the day's sessions and engage with speakers and fellow attendees where possible.

3:30pm
Panel Discussion Can the NHS Afford Not to Transform? Balancing Cost, Quality and Long-Term Value
  • Hear different perspectives on overcoming estates challenges across NHS organisations
  • Explore how leaders are balancing affordability, quality and long-term value
  • Discuss approaches to achieving transformation despite financial constraints
  • Identify opportunities for collaboration and shared learning
4:00pm
Buildings as Treatment: Rethinking the Role of NHS Estates in Patient Care
  • Understand how the design, maintenance and performance of healthcare buildings can positively or negatively influence patient outcomes, recovery rates and staff effectiveness
  • Explore why NHS estates should be considered as part of the treatment pathway, with decisions around air quality, sustainability, maintenance and operational performance assessed through the lens of patient care
  • Examine how integrating clinical outcomes into estates strategy can strengthen the case for investment in decarbonisation, refurbishment and operational improvements, ensuring buildings contribute directly to better healthcare delivery
Evangelia Chrysikou, Professor of Healthcare Architecture and Planning, UCL
4:20pm
Chairs Closing Remarks
4:25pm
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