Organised by the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art and WSP, this breakfast roundtable discussion is an opportunity for leaders in health, healthcare, and city planning and design to debate what it means for cities to be “future- ready” – to deliver healthcare systems and services that are joined-up with city planning and approaches to improving public health.

The workshop is an opportunity to discuss and debate what the future of healthcare looks like for cities around the world, answering such question as:
• What are some of the big challenges facing healthcare now and into the future? And what are the biggest transformation opportunities?
• How is healthcare predicted to change and which changes are considered most desirable and important?
• What are the key criteria that a healthcare system must meet to address the needs of a city’s population? How might these criteria change?
• What factors in the building industry and other parties should be considered that have a substantial impact on healthcare provision?