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Going Up or Down? A view of the first eighteen months of the NHS LIFT Programme

Thursday 18 September 2003 at The RIBA, London

This event, hosted by Architects for Health, was designed to review the first eighteen months of the NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) Programme. The event was highlighted in the article Hitching a Lift that appeared in Building Design (26 September 2003)

AGENDA 2.00pm to 6.00pm

• Welcome and Introduction: (10 minutes) Ann Noble, Chair, Architects for Health
  Doug Wantling, Event Chairman
• What is the role of Partnerships for Health in the LIFT programme? (30 minutes)
  Overview of the achievements to date including comments and questions from the floor
  Tim Challis, Partnerships for Health
• What are the roles of design and designers in the LIFT programme? (30 minutes)
  Including comments and questions from the floor
  Chris Shaw, Director, MAAP Ltd.
• What are the implications and impact of bringing together key players from different cultures? (30 minutes)
  Including comments and questions from the floor
  Chris Webber, Project Manager for Greater Nottingham LIFT
• Break and completion of questionnaire (20 minutes)
• What quality of design is being achieved with the sample schemes? (30 minutes)
  Including comments and questions from the floor
  Sunand Prasad, Partner, Penoyre & Prasad Architects
• Is this concept of partnering a house built on sand? (30 minutes)
  Including comments and questions from the floor
  Richard Nugent, Chairman, Oldbury and Smethwick PCT and Chairman, Sandwell LIFT Project Board
• Will things get better when partners are in place? What does the future look like? (30 minutes)
  Including comments and questions from the floor
  Henry Lafferty, Chief Executive, Jarvis Primary Health
• What lessons can be learnt from experiences to date? (25 minutes)
  Final discussion and comments from the floor
• Vote of Thanks (5 minutes)
• Close