EDGE appoints new Director and UK Health & Social Care Lead

EDGE is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Bacon as Director and UK Health & Social Care Lead.

With a strong national healthcare profile covering backlog maintenance, RAAC (precast concrete), decarbonisation, refurbishment, conversion and new build schemes, Health and Social Care is the largest sector EDGE supports, representing 20% of the company’s income. Mike’s appointment will add a valuable specialised sector insight and additional level of expertise in supporting NHS clients and will provide strategic leadership to support the continued growth and diversification of services within the sector.

Mike joins us from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust where he spent 6-years as Programme Director leading the planning of the multi-award winning £1.5bn New Hospital Programme scheme and the construction of the Centre for Laboratory Medicine – a new regional Pathology Laboratory serving West Yorkshire. Over his career, Mike has worked within many other NHS Trusts to deliver complex capital and transformational projects including delivery of the Alder Hey Children’s Health Park PPP/PFI Project. He has a proven ability to establish, develop and lead complex teams and not only brings a wealth of specialist health experience to EDGE, but draws his delivery experience from across other sectors including Education, Environment, Local Government, Services Infrastructure and PPP/PFI.

Commenting on his appointment, Mike said:

My ambition for this new role is to support the highly experienced and dedicated staff within EDGE, drive forwards our expertise, and continue to support and add value to our clients in the delivery of the their estate and transformation objectives. I’m delighted to be part of such an experiences, enthusiastic and versatile team and I am already enjoying building on the success of EDGE that prides itself on delivering the highest standards of service to healthcare organisations.”

“We’re proud to announce the appointment of Mike who will bring extensive expertise to EDGE, and I’m looking forward to watching him build upon and sustain the continued growth of the business. The appointment is symptomatic of our growing expertise in healthcare delivery which is a key sector for our business. Above all, it demonstrates our commitment to providing healthcare clients with a service offering that is industry leading, innovative and people focused."

EDGE’s dedicated Health Team provide project management, cost management, building surveying, quality monitoring and advisory services to over 60no. NHS clients across the country, supporting the development of their estates to fit their operational needs. The company’s strong national healthcare profile covers backlog maintenance, RAAC, decarbonisation, refurbishment, conversion, and new build schemes, and includes the delivery of the NHP National Rehabilitation Centre for Nottingham University Hospitals, the prestigious new Cambridge Children’s Hospital for Cambridge University Hospitals, and the largest Dormitory eradication programme for Derbyshire Healthcare.

For more information on EDGE’s work in the healthcare sector click here.