The starting point of a successful healthcare construction project should always be a clear execution plan, according to a blog on the Hospital Build & Infrastructure website.

"There should be a clear benefits proposition that can be tested against the present operation, and then once the project is completed. This sounds trite, but too often this stage is completed in a superficial level of detail to be able to audit outcomes and for all parties to be clear about strategic direction," wrote Conor Ellis of EC Harris/Arcadis.

The blog examines some of the main principles that help define outstanding outcomes, including:

• Improving clinical care and governance

• Achieving efficient asset management

• Securing FM and procurement savings by reducing hospitals performance variation

• Encouraging greater collaboration between hospitals, clinics and all stakeholders

• Change public behaviors via health education

The last two are relatively self-explanatory but require integration in program design and communication, according to the article.

Read the blog.