As demand for healthcare services rises and workforce shortages intensify, universities and health institutions are under growing pressure to educate more students, more effectively, and in environments that reflect the rapidly changing nature of healthcare itself.

A recent research white paper, Anatomy of Change: Rethinking Healthcare Learning Environments, explores how architecture, planning and design can help respond to these challenges – from co-locating education with hospitals and research facilities, to creating simulation-rich learning environments, and designing spaces that support collaboration, adaptability, and new models of care.

To help with our unpacking, we talk with Leanne Guy, Principal & Global Health Sector Leader of Hassell.

As Hassell’s Health Sector Lead, Leanne Guy brings strategic leadership and insight through a background in nursing and design with over 25 years of experience with public and private healthcare clients in Australia and the United Kingdom.

She’s worked on many complex developments, including the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne and, recently, the New Mount Barker Hospital in South Australia (below).

*Image: New Mount Barker Hospital by Hassell / Supplied*

Her extensive portfolio and experience as a health care professional have deepened her understanding of the clinical and operational needs of complex health facilities – and that insight translates into innovative and highly efficient design solutions.

Main image: Leanne Guy Principal & Global Health Sector Leader of Hassell / Photo by Sarah Pannell

Episode 295: Leanne Guy, Principal & Global Health Sector Leader of Hassell on rethinking our healthcare learning environments

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