As the end users of a healthcare facility patients, clinicians and managers have been key stakeholders in the hospital design process. However, a growing body of research has identified concerns with the understanding these stakeholders have of the design process, and the expectations placed on them during it.

Whilst they are frequently asked for extensive input into projects, they often do not have full knowledge of the process or understand some of the technical parameters that facilitate or constrain decision making. As such healthcare leaders are often unable to become fully engaged in the multidisciplinary design of clinical services and built environments, potentially compromising the quality of the final outcome.

The Healthcare Design Leadership course provides an immersive introduction to the whole project lifecycle, providing opportunities for hands on experience of the process and products developed at each stage. The course supports healthcare leaders by identifying the importance of involvement in the whole of the project process and supporting the operational effectiveness and quality of hospital design. Anyone who may be involved in new healthcare development, regardless of role. Examples might include the following, but this is not intended as an exhaustive list:

• Non-medical staff including executive management, hospital management, capital planning teams, estates teams, facilities management teams, information governance, finance specialists, purchasing teams,
• Consultant level clinicians, hospital doctors, registrars, core training doctors and foundation doctors,
• Nurses, nurse managers, department practitioners, healthcare assistants, department managers
• Allied Health Professionals diagnostic radiographers, medical sonographers, medical technologist’s occupational therapists, physical therapists, respiratory therapists, dietitians
• Clinical support services, pharmacists, pathologists, sterile stores lead, mortuary technicians
• Integrated Care System Partners
• Independent healthcare & hospital charities
• Social Care providers