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A vision for Lanarkshire – Scotland’s first digital hospital

NHS Lanarkshire has unveiled its vision for the new, state-of the-art University Hospital Monklands, which will be Scotland’s first digital hospital.

The video and still images show the exciting design concept for how the hospital could look when it is relocated to a new site that will offer the opportunity to deliver the most modern healthcare, designed to ensure that the huge advances in digital technology are central to an improved experience for patients and help staff carry out their work.

Aerial view of the proposed hospital

Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) clinical lead Dr Jim Ruddy said: “Relocating to a spacious new site gives us the opportunity to create a hospital that can deliver our ‘clinical model’ – the blueprint for providing future healthcare that has been developed by our clinicians and other colleagues.

“With NHS Lanarkshire’s patients becoming older and increasingly suffering from a number of complex conditions, the use of digital technology is key to this clinical model. A hospital built with digital technology at its core will free up clinicians’ time, allowing even more time to be spent looking after patients.”

Digital technology will be at the core of the new University Hospital Monklands, providing benefits to patients, visitors and staff

University Hospital Monklands chief of nursing services Karen Goudie added: “Our ambition for the new Monklands to be Scotland’s first digital hospital will greatly benefit patients, visitors and staff.

“There will also be an operational command centre at the heart of the development, providing the most modern of healthcare with real-time information to make staff instantly aware of patients whose condition is deteriorating, helping to maximise patient safety and patient flow, and to address any capacity issues in the safest way possible. The centre will even monitor online feedback from patients’ families to help improve care.”

A view of the ground floor public area giving easy access to departments and wards

MRP director Graeme Reid said: “We’re delighted to share this inspirational vision for Scotland’s first digital hospital, a world-class hospital for the communities of Lanarkshire who will be served by it in years to come.

“The design was created with the valued input of patient and public representatives and staff, who provided feedback at a series of workshops last year.

“It illustrates the exciting future for patients and staff of the proposed hospital, with further feedback being sought from the public during the planning process once a site is confirmed.

“A location for the new hospital will be confirmed this spring from the three shortlisted potential sites – Gartcosh, Glenmavis and Wester Moffat – following a public engagement process and a site scoring exercise.”

A healing environment will be created for patients with pleasant green space

The design concept is a “reference design”, prepared as part of the business case process and is used by potential contractors to understand the requirements and complete a detailed design for the hospital. The final design may vary depending on feedback from the public, Scottish Government or other stakeholders.