A people driven approach.

Delivering NHS homes.

Download the NHS Key Worker Homes White Paper

Staffing is the most important issue currently facing the NHS and social care. NHS Trusts currently report a shortfall of more than 154,000 staff, and that shortfall is set to worsen, amid growing demand for health care. Reports suggest the figure could rise to 570,000 by 2036 .

This white paper proposes an innovative model for the development of NHS Key Worker Homes and communities on the sites of NHS Trusts. The proposed model is designed to support NHS Trusts with the recruitment and retention challenge currently facing the NHS. 

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68%

of NHS staff surveyed said that lack of affordable housing would be a key driver in deciding to leave their current employment within the next two years.

154k

the shortfall of staff currently reported by NHS Trusts. 

570k

the predicted shortfall of NHS staff by 2036.

When considering the staffing challenges facing the NHS in 2023, retention of the freehold interest and entering partnership arrangements to facilitate key worker housing development will, in many instances, create more long-term value than simple freehold disposal.

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