GRAHAM joins Neighbourhood Health Forum as membership reaches 17 organisations

GRAHAM has joined the Neighbourhood Health Forum, the private sector grouping set up a year ago to work with Government and the NHS on neighbourhood health delivery and new public-private partnership models.

According to GRAHAM, the Forum's membership has grown to 17 private sector organisations since it was formed in November 2025, and its members represent more than £10bn of health infrastructure across 1,400 health buildings.

Sarah Beaumont-Smith, Chair of the Neighbourhood Health Forum, said: "There continues to be significant private sector interest in health delivery, so we look forward to continued engagement with Government and the NHS to help make the neighbourhood health plans a success."

GRAHAM said its healthcare team has delivered projects across the UK ranging from acute hospital developments and specialist clinical environments to primary care centres and community healthcare hubs.

Elizabeth Smith, Healthcare Director at GRAHAM, said: "Collaboration between the public and private sectors will be critical to the success of neighbourhood health services."

The Forum

The Forum launched on 4 November 2025 with ten founding members, according to a release from founding member Sewell Group. Sewell Group named the founders as Infracare, Prime plc, Robertson Group and Sewell Group, alongside Assura, Equitix, Equity Solutions, Eric Wright Partnerships, Fulcrum Infrastructure Group and gbpartnerships.

At launch the founders said they represented £7bn of health infrastructure across more than 1,000 community facilities. In its own announcement, GRAHAM put the Forum's membership at over £10bn across 1,400 buildings.

The founding members said they had delivered social infrastructure under partnership models including the NHS LIFT Programme, the Mutual Investment Model (MIM) and Third-Party Development (3PD).

Speaking at the launch, Beaumont-Smith said the Government's 10-Year Health Plan was clear on the role the private sector can play.

Policy context

The Department of Health and Social Care's 10 Year Capital Plan for health, announced in July 2026, confirmed that the government will deliver 250 neighbourhood health centres. The department said the health capital budget will rise to £15bn in 2029 to 2030.

The Forum's stated purpose, according to GRAHAM, is to support Government and the NHS in delivering a neighbourhood health service and in creating new PPP models in health.

GRAHAM's healthcare work

GRAHAM's healthcare construction team works on complex projects in community and specialist facilities, according to the company's healthcare division page. The company said it has delivered and maintained several multi-million-pound hospital and clinical projects across the UK, and its featured schemes include the Belfast Maternity Unit at Royal Victoria Hospital and the Hub South West NHS Lanarkshire Primary Care Investment Programme.

GRAHAM has also signed contracts to build the new Airedale Hospital under the government's New Hospital Programme, working with Airedale NHS Foundation Trust through the Hospital 2.0 Alliance, the company said.

GRAHAM said that through its Forum membership it would contribute to discussions on the future of neighbourhood healthcare and collaborate with stakeholders on neighbourhood health solutions. The Forum said it expects continued engagement with Government and the NHS on the neighbourhood health plans. The Department of Health and Social Care's capital plan confirms 250 neighbourhood health centres.