These revised schedules issued in June 2010 have been updated to bring them in line with the new system of allowances for circulation, communication and engineering space.

This document APPLIES in Wales. Attention is drawn to the important points on the Status Note.

Best practice guidance on the planning and design of in-patient facilities  

This document APPLIES in Wales. When applying the guidance the requirements of the Welsh Language Act 1993 should be taken into account.

This Health Technical Memorandum  

News, features, reviews, an interview with a leading industry figure & construction data (give feedback on this data at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XNKGGT 

This guidance document addresses sustainable development within health and social care facilities by looking at the main issues that should be addressed throughout a building’s life –  

This guidance lays out the steps to developing a water strategy for healthcare facilities. Its principal remit is to encourage the efficient management of water and to promote the economic  

This Health Technical Memorandum gives comprehensive advice and guidance on the planning, design, installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance and operation of new lifts (vertical  

This document APPLIES in Wales. This document supersedes HTM 05-03: Operational provisions Part H ­ Reducing unwanted fire signals in healthcare premises (2007 Welsh edition). The English  

Evidence-based best practice guidance on the design and layout of generic clinical and clinical support spaces for use in healthcare settings.

February 2010 - minor changes  

This document APPLIES in Wales and supersedes HBN 00-08: Estatecode – Welsh edition published in 2008.

Using Estatecode, all NHS organisations should be able to secure  

Supplements HBN 11-01 guidance by describing and evaluating a range of recently completed primary and community facilities, to provide real examples of HBN 11-01 key design principles,  

Best practice guidance on the planning and design of in-patient facilities for adults. DH Delivering Same-Sex Accommodation programme requirements have been taken into account in this  

This SHTM contains guidance to assist the design team in the selection, specification and application of sanitary assemblies in healthcare buildings.

The content of this  

This audit tool has been produced jointly by the Department of Health and the Infection Prevention Society to allow practices to self-assess compliance with HTM 01-05, 'Decontamination  

Health Building Note 11-01 DOES NOT APPLY in Wales. It is to be used for INFORMATION purposes only as the advice is based on models of care specific to England. Please see the English  

Guidance for the design of GP premises, health centres, primary care centres, urgent care centres, walk-in centres and minor injuries units, and Community hospitals. Relevant for health  

Scottish Health Planning Note 00-07 provides guidance on developing NHS facilities that are resilient to a range of threats and hazards. Resilience is the ability of the building and its  

This document APPLIES in Wales. It was published by the Arts Council of Wales, and can be accessed directly from the following link:  

This Health Technical Memorandum sets out recommendations and guidance for the reduction of false alarms generated by automatic fire detection and alarm systems within healthcare premises.

This Scottish Health Technical Memorandum (SHTM) offers guidance on the technical design and output specification of flooring.

Its content does not diminish either the  

The report of a research project aimed at generating a comprehensive, sensitive and reliable assessment tool based on a robust systematic identification of all environmental features linked  

This instrument allows comprehensive and reliable assessment of those ward environmental features that are linked to quality of care. It is based on an extensive systematic review of medical  

This is a report by the University of Sheffield School of Architecture on the research study commissioned in December 2004 by NHS Estates (now the Department of Health Estates and Facilities  

The report of a project that explored the impact of arts in a number of different contexts upon a wide range of service users and staff members. The study was undertaken across four sites  

This report presents key findings of a two-year research project, which explored participants’ experiences of commissioned and participatory arts, through the ‘Moving On’ arts project.  

The general principles of this document APPLY in Wales when followed in conjunction with relevant policy documents and regulatory requirements.

This HTM covers management  

This Document APPLIES in Wales.

This section of Scottish Health Planning Note (SHPN) 13 provides guidance to help planners, estates and facilities managers, local decontamination  

The Creative Courtyards Scheme was devised and delivered by MK Arts for Health, an arts development charity based at Milton Keynes General Hospital between October 2005 and August 2007.  

A guide for those conducting decontamination within dental practices to help to improve their decontamination procedures. However, this policy statement respects the option to transfer  

DHSSPS expect general dental practices to achieve the priority areas outlined in Quality Improvement Scheme (QIS) letter reference BP 1165/05 of 13 November 2007 within a 3–5 year period.

Best practice guidance on the design and layout of pharmacy and radiopharmacy facilities in hospitals. Engineering content updated in Feb 2009 edition.

Guidance on the design and layout of pharmacy and radiopharmacy facilities in hospitals. It describes aseptic preparation facilities operating under Section 10 of the Medicines Act 1968.  

This HTM provides guidance on the efficient management of water and promotes the economic and environmental benefits of doing so. Financial savings of up to 20% may be achieved through  

This HTM addresses sustainable development within health and social care facilities by looking at the main issues that should be addressed throughout a building’s life – highlighting  

This HTM covers management policy for, operational management of, and design considerations for bedhead services (including electrical services, communications, medical gas terminal units,  

The Scottish Government Health Directorate (SGHD) is committed to improving the environment within NHS hospitals for patients, staff and all other users of these facilities. A range of  

‘Comprehensive Critical Care’ (Department of Health (DoH) 2000) recommended a review of the built environment in Critical Care Areas (CCAs). ‘Better Critical Care’ (Scottish Executive  

This Supplement to SHPN 04: ‘In-patient accommodation: options for choice’ provides guidance on the facilities required for isolating patients on acute general wards.

For  

The aim of this guidance is to identify best practice in developing Travel Plans and providing adequate transport and car-parking for NHSScotland Boards.

This document