Resources
Here is our library of helpful resources on supporting the future of healthcare in the UK.
Cisco Country Digital Acceleration
The Cisco CDA global programme collaborates with government and private sector leaders to build sustainable, secure, and inclusive communities powered by ethical and innovative technology solutions.
Cisco Networking Academy
We are a skills-to-jobs program shaping the future workforce. At Cisco Networking Academy, we believe education can be the ultimate equalizer, enabling anyone, regardless of background, to develop expertise and shape their destiny in a digital era. Through the Cisco Networking Academy, The Lister Alliance is offering a series of free, self-paced training courses. This includes a Cybersecurity and Networking career pathway.
Tomorrow’s NUH
Tomorrow's NUH is the name of a programme to redevelop both the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) and the City Hospital. It is part of the Government’s New Hospital Programme (NHP) and looks to address duplication of services across two large hospital sites and consider co-location.
New Hospital Programme - fact sheet
This fact sheet sets out the latest on the government’s New Hospital Programme.
RIBA Plan of Work
The RIBA Plan of Work is the definitive model for the design and construction process of buildings. It organises the process of briefing, designing, constructing and operating building projects into eight stages and explains the stage outcomes, core tasks and information exchanges required at each stage.
Australia’s hospital construction programme
Queensland hospitals are undergoing the biggest expansion programme ever seen in a State Budget focused squarely on health.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHP
The New Hospitals Programme is aiming to address significant problems with our ageing hospitals in Preston (Royal Preston Hospital) and Lancaster (Royal Lancaster Infirmary).
Greener NHS
The Greener NHS programme works with staff, hospitals and partners to build on the great work being done by trusts across the country, sharing ideas on how to reduce the impact on public health and the environment, save money and reach net carbon zero.
Cisco PENN 1 Plaza - case study
The Cisco PENN 1 Plaza project created a smart building in New York City with innovative, fully interconnected subsystems and leveraged automation and PoE to reduce power consumption and costs by an estimated 50 percent or more. This dramatically improved workplace comfort, flexibility, and sustainability.
Improving NHS infrastructure
Up and down the country the government is investing money locally in the future of our NHS. By building new hospitals, modernising hospital buildings and investing in new equipment and technology, they are working to improve patient care for everyone.
Ambulance Radio Programme
The Ambulance Radio Programme (ARP) delivers crucial technological systems to the Ambulance Trusts across the UK to ensure effective communications between Ambulance Trusts, the NHS, and other emergency responders.
Cisco Smart Building Solutions
Cisco Smart Building Solutions create intuitive, trusted facilities that help enhance health, safety, and efficiencies to form the foundation to the future of work. This site also features an immersive experience of the Cisco PENN 1 office in New York - Cisco’s first smart building workplace.
UKRI - Funding finder
Explore a range of different grant funding opportunities to help support the future of healthcare in the UK.
NCUB’s annual State of the Relationship report
Analysing trends in UK business-university collaboration
Preparing the NHS for the AI Era: A Digital Health Record for Every Citizen
The Future of Britain initiative sets out a policy agenda for governing in the age of AI. This series focuses on how to deliver radical-yet-practical solutions for this new era of invention and innovation – concrete plans to reimagine the state for the 21st century, with technology as the driving force.
The Case for Smart, Productive & Future-proofed Healthcare Facilities: Redefining Healthcare with Technology
This paper explores the key elements of building a smarter, more sustainable healthcare system by combining insights from frontline staff with Cisco's 40 years of experience delivering IT infrastructure to the NHS. Through in-depth interviews with healthcare professionals and senior leaders, alongside a survey of 70 hospital-based staff in England, the research captures the current landscape.
Insights from The Lister Alliance and ongoing collaborations with NHS Trusts, academia, and industry further enrich the findings. The paper concludes with a practical methodology for designing adaptable, future-ready healthcare facilities that empower staff, enhance patient outcomes, and meet the evolving needs of the NHS.
AI guides by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Many of us know what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is, but may not know about the concepts behind the terminology which is becoming more frequently heard in conversations around the types of AI which are commonly deployed.
A basic understanding of the principles on how each technology works can be crucial in deciding which technology you wish to utilise and the considerations and safeguards you need to put in place. These guides are part of a developing series (of which there will be more) which introduce:
the fundamental concepts of AI
considerations when planning to utilise technologies related to each concept
real-world applications of each concept with AI technology
Each guide has a general or basic version and one aimed at clinicians or specifically focussed on clinical settings.
An evidence review of Technology Enabled Social Care in the UK
NIHR, University of Plymouth, Cornwall Council
This evidence review highlights the need for UK social care to shift from reactive crisis management to preventative models using digital technologies to support an aging population's independence. It examines a wide array of tools, from simple wearables to advanced AI-driven multi-sensor platforms, while identifying significant systemic barriers such as organizational complexity and the separation of health and social care services.
Smart Lighting at Watermeadow View
Integrated System Technologies
Watermeadow View is a 14-bed specialist facility for adults with learning disabilities that uses sensory-focused smart lighting to support mental health recovery. This £32 million NHS newbuild features circadian and RGB lighting to reduce anxiety, alongside anti-ligature designs and remote maintenance systems to ensure safety, privacy, and sustainability.
