Specialised ventilation for healthcare premises. Part A: the concept, design, specification, installation and acceptance testing of healthcare ventilation systems. Interim version 3.0 - additional guidance related to COVID 19 to be added in an update in 2022

Scottish Health Technical Memorandum 03-01 Part A

Health Facilities Scotland, 2022
Specialised ventilation for healthcare premises. Part A: the concept, design, specification, installation and acceptance testing of healthcare ventilation systems. Interim version 3.0 - additional guidance related to COVID 19 to be added in an update in 2022 Download document

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Scottish Health Technical Memorandum

Abstract

Discusses the concept and healthcare ventilation system design, specification, installation and acceptance testing. Applicable to new installations and major refurbishments. Areas covered include relevant legislation, the design and specification process for the ventilation aspects of a healthcare facility, ventilation and energy control strategies, design and selection of ventilation equipment, standards for installation and commissioning. Includes appendices.

History

SHTM 03-01 (2022) supersedes all previous versions of SHTM 03-01 (Part A, HFS, 2014), SHTM 2025 (1994) and DV4 (1983). Interim version – additional guidance related to COVID-19 will be added in an update in 2022. Dated February 2022. SHTM 03-01 is made up of two parts, Part A and Part B.

Subjects

  • Building types
  • Health buildings/hospitals

Publisher History

Health Facilities Scotland is a division of National Services Scotland and provides operational guidance to NHS Scotland bodies on a range of healthcare facilities topics. Formerly known as NHS Scotland Property and Environment Forum (NHSSPEF).

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