Chris King, head of Open Space at NHS Property Services, explains how the digital platform is helping the NHS understand, manage and optimise its estate, and why flexible, bookable space is becoming central to the future of healthcare delivery. HEJ spoke exclusively with him about how Open Space is supporting the government’s 10 Year Health Plan, sustainability ambitions, and creating more room for patient care.
HEJ: You started out in commercial real estate — what drew you into the NHS estate, and how different has the experience been compared to the private sector? What keeps you motivated?
Chris King: My first career was in recruitment, and I was doing recruitment for a property recruitment company, and I just absolutely loved what these people were doing. So, I finally realised what I wanted to do.
So, I went back and retrained and my career since has been in property. I started at CBRE, and I moved to Knight Frank, and my background has been commercial real estate investment and development mainly.
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