Designing wellbeing-centred NHS workplaces

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Do you know which spaces in your workplace support staff – and which quietly drain them?

In many NHS workplaces, changing working patterns mean some areas are under constant pressure, while others sit largely unused or avoided.

Not because people don’t care – but because these patterns are hard to see.

When space decisions are made without visibility, wellbeing often becomes reactive rather than designed.

Learning outcomes

• How occupancy insight helps reveal pressure points and stress areas
• Why some spaces are used after hours, while others are avoided
• How to redesign environments so staff genuinely want to use them
• How to prevent empty offices and “ghost spaces” created by shifting work behaviours