The NHS National Rehabilitation Centre selects Schneider Electric to deliver innovative solutions to improve patient care and efficiencies

  Posted by: electime      3rd December 2025

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, has announced it is working with the NHS National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) to improve patient care and energy efficiency.

The NRC is a purpose-built 70-bed facility for people who have experienced a life-changing illness or injury and is operated by Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. It comes following a £105 million investment as part of the Government’s New Hospital Programme.

As the first building in England to meet the NHS Net Zero Operational Building Standard, it is a key milestone in the NHS’ journey to reach net-zero by 2040.

Following successful live trials at Linden Lodge, NUH’s 25-bed neuro-rehabilitation unit, Schneider Electric is now deploying its technology at the NHS NRC. This includes:

• EcoStruxure Connected Room Solution for Healthcare – this gives patients the ability to control temperature, blinds, and lighting in their rooms using a bedside terminal, body movements or voice activation for those with reduced mobility. This autonomy means patients are less reliant on clinical staff for these adjustments, alleviating pressure on staff and giving them more time to focus on care.
• Schneider Electric’s Building Data Platform – this platform connects directly with the Connected Room Solution, securely linking and controlling the IoT-enabled devices in each room.
• EcoStruxure Building Operation – Schneider Electric’s advanced Building Management System, has been installed to monitor and control equipment across the facility including HVAC, lighting, and security systems. It can adapt environmental conditions in the building based on occupancy to improve building performance, enhance occupant comfort, and reduce energy consumption and operational costs. It uses the latest software from Schneider Electric to deliver more visual and easy-to-interpret reporting and analysis and is integrated into the hospital’s lighting, package heat recovery units, and bivalent air source heat pumps.

Lisa Yates, Senior Commercial Analyst for the NRC, said “Building the National Rehabilitation Centre has been a major undertaking.”

“It’s been many years in the making, which has allowed us to really understand the challenges for staff and patients and to test the technology in a live environment to see what’s possible and practical, ahead of us moving into the brand-new NRC.”

“Working in close collaboration with Schneider Electric we’ve been able to roll out solutions that are exactly what we hoped for, setting new standards for patient care, efficiency, and sustainability.”

Alice Williams, Schneider Electric’s VP of Digital Energy for UK&I said: “We are incredibly proud to partner with the National Rehabilitation Centre on this landmark project. Delivering the NHS’s first building to meet NHS Net-Zero Operational Building Standard is a testament to what’s possible when innovation, sustainability, and patient care come together.”