Snapshot Report August 2025

Engagement with senior leads continues to finalise workforce requirements. We’re also
working closely with the MRP’s finance lead to review updated figures and associated
revenue costs. The MRP workforce plan has been finished for submission to Scottish
Government colleagues for an upcoming review session that will produce feedback to
inform our Full Business Case.

Benefits are developed and implemented through the MRP team and construction partner Laing O’Rourke. Work continues to develop the network and links to form the delivery of the Community Benefits programme. We’re finalising work experience opportunities with project partners Hoare Lee, an engineering consultancy, and looking at opportunities to link with local colleges and universities.

Laing O’Rourke attended the Positive Pathways career event at Airdrie Academy and recruited to professional apprenticeships (one planner, three civil engineers) and graduate posts (one planning, one procurement, one design, three quantity surveyors, two civil engineers).

The refreshed digital strategy was agreed after going through our governance process. Work concluded with our healthcare planner and NHS Lanarkshire Digital Department colleagues on a workforce planning and resource model. Two workshops were held about a longlist of digital requirements. Work is now complete on the review and costing of a consolidated list of digital equipment.

We learned about “robots” when we visited the recently-opened Midland Metropolitan Hospital near Birmingham. Along with project partners, we found out about the use of automated guided vehicles, which can transport things like waste, linen, food and medical supplies around hospitals. The group also had a site tour and feedback was given to the wider MRP team.