Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
In this episode of our Smarter Building podcast, Symetri's Construction Business Area Director, Richard Brayshaw, caught up with Claire Orchard, Head of Digital Innovation at Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) NHS Foundation Trust. Listen to this episode to hear Claire's thoughts on the adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and how MKUH are developing a digital twin to help them perform better in the environment, and care for patients in an optimum way through the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
For more information, contact us via the details below:
Website: symetri.co.uk
Email: info@symetri.co.uk
Telephone: 0345 370 1444
Learn how Symetri helped MKUH harness their data and technology to improve patient experience in Milton Keynes: symetri.co.uk/insights/cases/milton-keynes-university-hospital-mkuh-nhs-foundation-trust
For more information about Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, visit: mkuh.nhs.uk
View more podcasts here: symetri.co.uk/campaigns/smarter-building-a-podcast-hosted-by-symetri
CHAPTERS:
0:24 Could you tell us a little bit about yourself, and how you got into the digital world within the NHS Trust?
1:49 Is the NHS focus all about patient care or is it more about construction? What drives the technology adoption within MKUH?
3:10 Can you talk us through that journey of why MKUH started adopting more technology, what drove that and where you've got to?
6:22 And the technology you have put in place so far, what are the solutions that you've implemented?
7:46 Is there an intention to create a digital twin?
13:55 Do you hold contractors to account around what they say in terms of energy efficiency of buildings and how the building should operate post handover?
16:13 Has anything you've tried that hasn't quite worked out?
18:23 Is there anybody who you look at and take inspiration from?
20:05 How does a trust become a technology first trust?
24:10 How do projects in the UK compare to others around the globe?
26:24 Is the Cancer Centre where you really focused your efforts? Is it a start small, and then expand out type of process with this kind of tech?
28:54 What’s next for MKUH?
31:00 Where do you think MKUH will be in 5, 10 years’ time?
#SmarterBuilding #Symetri #NHS #MKUH #ConstructionPodcast #Podcast #Construction #BIM #BuildingInformationModelling #IoT
In this episode of our Smarter Building podcast, Symetri's Construction Business Area Director, Richard Brayshaw, caught up with Claire Orchard, Head of Digital Innovation at Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) NHS Foundation Trust. Listen to this episode to hear Claire's thoughts on the adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and how MKUH are developing a digital twin to help them perform better in the environment, and care for patients in an optimum way through the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
For more information, contact us via the details below:
Website: symetri.co.uk
Email: info@symetri.co.uk
Telephone: 0345 370 1444
Learn how Symetri helped MKUH harness their data and technology to improve patient experience in Milton Keynes: symetri.co.uk/insights/cases/milton-keynes-university-hospital-mkuh-nhs-foundation-trust
For more information about Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, visit: mkuh.nhs.uk
View more podcasts here: symetri.co.uk/campaigns/smarter-building-a-podcast-hosted-by-symetri
CHAPTERS:
0:24 Could you tell us a little bit about yourself, and how you got into the digital world within the NHS Trust?
1:49 Is the NHS focus all about patient care or is it more about construction? What drives the technology adoption within MKUH?
3:10 Can you talk us through that journey of why MKUH started adopting more technology, what drove that and where you've got to?
6:22 And the technology you have put in place so far, what are the solutions that you've implemented?
7:46 Is there an intention to create a digital twin?
13:55 Do you hold contractors to account around what they say in terms of energy efficiency of buildings and how the building should operate post handover?
16:13 Has anything you've tried that hasn't quite worked out?
18:23 Is there anybody who you look at and take inspiration from?
20:05 How does a trust become a technology first trust?
24:10 How do projects in the UK compare to others around the globe?
26:24 Is the Cancer Centre where you really focused your efforts? Is it a start small, and then expand out type of process with this kind of tech?
28:54 What’s next for MKUH?
31:00 Where do you think MKUH will be in 5, 10 years’ time?
#SmarterBuilding #Symetri #NHS #MKUH #ConstructionPodcast #Podcast #Construction #BIM #BuildingInformationModelling #IoT
