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Publications – ScotlandHealth Facilities Scotland (HFS) publications are listed in date order below. Other HFS publications can be found using our search facilities, or the publications list. Downloading pdfs: NHS and government employees can access all guidance on the website free of charge. On registering, private sector users can access some guidance (including a selection of the pdfs below).
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This part of Scottish Hospital Technical Memorandum (SHTM) 04-01 originates partly from investigations which had been carried out in consequence of the widespread corrosion of copper piping in the domestic hot and cold water (DHCW) services systems in NHSScotland premises, and gives guidance
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part A - Design, installation and testing |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part B - Operational management |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part C - TVC Testing Protocol |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part D - Disinfection of Domestic Water Systems |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part F - Chloramination of water supplies |
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Chloramine is increasingly replacing chlorine as the secondary disinfectant in water treatment systems primarily because it produces fewer dangerous disinfection by-products. Chloraminated water is already being introduced within some regions of Scotland and it is envisaged that most
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part A - Design, installation and testing |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part B - Operational management |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part C - TVC Testing Protocol |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part D - Disinfection of Domestic Water Systems |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part E - Alternative materials and filtration |
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This Scottish Health Technical Memorandum (SHTM) is equally applicable to both new and existing sites. It gives advice and guidance to healthcare management, design engineers, estates management and operations managers on the legal requirements, design implications, maintenance and operation
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This Scottish Health Technical Memorandum (SHTM) is equally applicable to both new and existing sites. It gives advice and guidance to healthcare management, design engineers, estates management and operations managers on the legal requirements, design implications, maintenance and operation
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Scottish Health Technical Memorandum (SHTM) 2027: ‘Hot and cold water supply, storage and mains services’ and SHTM 2040: ‘The control of Legionella in healthcare premises: a code of practice’ have both been revised, and have, at the same time, been combined into this guidance
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part B - Operational management |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part D - Disinfection of Domestic Water Systems |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part A - Design, installation and testing |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part E - Alternative materials and filtration |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part F - Chloramination of water supplies |
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Scottish Health Technical Memorandum (SHTM) 2027: ‘Hot and cold water supply, storage and mains services’ and SHTM 2040: ‘The control of Legionella in healthcare premises: a code of practice’ have both been revised, and have, at the same time, been combined into this guidance
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part C - TVC Testing Protocol |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part A - Design, installation and testing |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part E - Alternative materials and filtration |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part F - Chloramination of water supplies |
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SHTM 04-01: The control of Legionella, hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water and drinking water systems Part B - Operational management |
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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 services to withstand the impact of an incident or emergency. The Scottish Health
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Publish date: Sep 2009 |
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‘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 Health Department 2000), the report of a working group on issues relating to intensive care units
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Publish date: Dec 2008 |
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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 infection control purposes, a single room without en-suite is better than no single room at
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Publish date: Sep 2008 |
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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 considers the background to the current concerns surrounding transport, by studying the strategic
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