New Hospital Programme (NHP) | MMC Strategies and Buildability Reviews

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Jamie Hillier
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Jamie.Hillier@akerlof.co.uk
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Overview

The New Hospital Programme (NHP) represents one of the largest hospital building programmes in a generation, committed to delivering modern methods of construction across its portfolio. Akerlof has been at the forefront of this transformation, providing MMC strategy development and technical support across multiple schemes. Our work spans from strategic advisory at programme level through to detailed MMC strategies for individual Trusts, helping to embed industrialisation, efficiency, productivity and value throughout the programme.

What we did

Akerlof has developed comprehensive MMC strategies for schemes including The Hillingdon Hospital, North Manchester General Hospital, Airedale General Hospital, Shotley Bridge Community Hospital, Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, Dorset County Hospital, East Sussex and Moorfields Eye Hospital (Project Oriel). We have also provided input and support at Brighton 3Ts, Royal Cornwall Hospitals, and Leighton Hospital in varying capacities.

Across these engagements, our approach centres on understanding each scheme’s unique context – site constraints, clinical requirements, and local needs – before applying our expertise in standardisation, DfMA, digitisation, procurement, and industrialisation. We work collaboratively with design teams, contractors and NHP Technical Advisors to develop strategies that balance programme-wide consistency with project-specific requirements.

The impact

  • Consistent, high-quality MMC strategies aligned with NHP ambitions
  • Upskilling of Trust and project teams in modern methods of construction
  • Identification of DfMA opportunities tailored to each scheme’s constraints
  • Enhanced programme confidence through robust, evidence-based delivery approaches
  • Recognition from NHP Technical Advisors for quality of outputs
  • Contribution to the broader transformation of healthcare infrastructure delivery

Our sustained involvement across the programme has positioned Akerlof as a trusted partner in translating NHP’s vision for modern construction into practical, deliverable strategies.

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Jamie Hillier

Partner
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With a penchant for tweed and jackets with leather arm patches, Jamie began his career as a quantity surveyor, before climbing the ladder to lead major projects for a Tier 1 contractor.

Eventually expanding his book collection beyond copies of SMM7, Jamie has interest in a broad range of subjects linked to delivering better outcomes for society and the environment.

His strategic insights on MMC and behavioural science have made their way into numerous government, industry and academic publications, including the Construction Playbook, Transforming Infrastructure Performance Roadmap to 2030, the Platform Rulebook and the RIBA DfMA Overlay.

John Handscomb

Partner
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john.handscomb@akerlof.co.uk
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Construction is in John’s blood. Learning from his father who was a planner and project manager, John began his career by working on some iconic projects in both the public and private sector.

As a procurement expert and integrator of new ways of working, John has pioneered the integration of platform principles, DfMA processes and supply chain within over £5bn projects in the last 15 years, for some of the largest building programmes in the UK. Despite his considerable expertise, John keeps it simple, communicating complicated ideas with ease and helping to equip the industry with new knowledge and skills.

Outside of Akerlof, John enjoys his executive role with technology start-up ScanTech Digital, spending time with his family, taking trips down the football, playing a bit of golf with friends and the odd pint. 

Our name is shared with George Akerlof, a Nobel Prize-winning economist.

His seminal paper, Market for Lemons, demonstrated the devastating consequences of making decisions under the conditions of quality uncertainty and unequal information between buyers and sellers, increasing the chance of buyers ending up with a ‘lemon’.

This 50-year-old concept continues to retain parallels within the construction industry.

Through our insight and experience, we can rebalance this information asymmetry on behalf of our clients, levelling the playing field to deliver better outcomes.