How Movement Strategies are helping design efficient and compassionate healthcare spaces of the future
GHD’s Movement Strategies team is leading the way in reimagining healthcare design, placing patient wellbeing at the core of each space it helps to create. Movement Strategies have pioneered new approaches to enhancing operational efficiency and patient comfort through intelligent hospital design. From smaller clinics to large hospital projects, the team is redefining the healthcare experience by addressing how patients, staff, and visitors interact with the space.
In a recent webinar tailored to the Australian healthcare sector, we shared our approach, which has already supported several high-profile healthcare projects in the UK. Key attendees included healthcare-facility operators, architects, and planners, who gained insights into how solutions pioneered by Movement Strategies can help deliver a more balanced and seamless patient journey, addressing the complex interplay of people and space within a hospital.
Using a deep understanding of patient movement and capacity dynamics, Movement Strategies analyses patient pathways, identifies bottlenecks, and suggests design adjustments that ease congestion and improve access. This evidence-based approach was showcased through a recent project for the UK’s National Health Service, where the team conducted on-site observations and staff interviews and modelled patient flows. These insights helped shape a design that responds to actual patient needs, enhancing operational flexibility and patient experience.
Beyond technical knowledge, our approach reflects a commitment to compassion. Its design aims to transform hospitals from mere treatment facilities to spaces of care, where each patient feels that their wellbeing is a priority. With advanced simulations and a user-centred philosophy, Movement Strategies envisions healthcare spaces that adapt to the needs of future communities — spaces designed not only for efficiency but also for humanity.