Buchan + Associates (B+A) have been appointed as the healthcare planner for the Monklands Refurbishment / Replacement Project (MRRP).

B+A’s core team are all health and former public sector professionals with extensive experience in health and social services strategic planning as well as service modernisation and redesign.

Colin Lauder, MRRP Interim Project Director, said: “Buchan + Associates bring a wealth of experience to the table. As well as Iain himself, we will also benefit from having Niall Thompson from Capita and Graham McCorkindale.”

Iain Buchan founded B+A in 1996 and has an extensive portfolio of healthcare planning experience across the NHS. He has provided advice and support on projects that have ranged from GP premise re-development through to multi-million pound investment programmes.

Iain said: “We are delighted to be part of this very exciting project. We recognise that there is a very good case for change to refurbish or replace Monklands Hospital to better meet the health needs of the population it service.

Our previous clients include a wide range of public and private sector organisations. This enables us to draw upon a range of health and social care delivery models and experience that we are keen to share to with the clinical and managerial staff who are leading the MRRP.”

The dedicated team at B+A brings real world-class experience in areas from clinical service planning, business case development to healthcare planning and clinical infrastructure development.

Graham McCorkindale is one of the UK’s most experienced healthcare architects. With over 25 years in practice, he has been involved in over 50 healthcare projects with a combined value in excess of £3billion.

Niall Thompson is director and market lead at Capita Health Partners. He moved into healthcare consulting at the beginning of 2002, after ten years at Lothian Hospital’s NHS Trust.