The Royal Bournemouth Hospital is the first hospital facility in the country being built using a ground-breaking AI technology.

The technology, Buildots, increases efficiency and decreases costs by automatically analysing data captured on 360-degree cameras mounted on helmets at the site.

It then provides reports which gives managers and stakeholders accurate, objective data and analysis to improve efficiency in construction.

This is being used in the building of the new BEACH (births, emergency and critical care, children’s health) building, which will include new purpose built maternity and children’s units, an enhanced emergency unit and a critical care unit.

Bournemouth Echo:

Steve Killen, UHD’s transformation director, said: “The NHS is committed to efficient use of public funds, and Buildots technology is a great example of how we’re using cutting edge technology to help provide the best value for money for the taxpayer.

“It provides evidence-based analysis in real time, reassuring us that the healthcare standards on the BEACH building project are being met.

“This construction project is part of a wider Dorset health strategy, with Royal Bournemouth Hospital incorporating some of the most modern healthcare facilities in the UK as the major emergency hospital for Dorset.”

Bruce Preston, IHP project director, said: “We’re proud that the BEACH building construction is the first NHS transformation project to use this great system.

Bournemouth Echo:

“By embracing Buildots smart technology, we’re able to use AI and 3D model vision to efficiently track build progress compared with design and schedule to help ensure we remain on course.”

Chief product officer at Buildots, Aviv Leibovici, said: "The new Royal Bournemouth Hospital building is incredibly complex, with purpose-built facilities for maternity and children's units, as well as emergency and critical care.

“We're proud that Buildots is enabling this complicated project to be completed in a most efficient manner, and hope that others will follow Bournemouth's lead in building the next generation of healthcare and other facilities."

The BEACH project aims to minimise disruption to the hospital and is planned to open in early 2025. It forms a part of the £250m transformation of University Hospitals Dorset’s hospitals, including Christchurch and Poole hospitals.