Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Health Building Note
Abstract
Covers the policy and service context, and planning and design considerations, for cancer treatment facilities. Specific planning and design considerations for chemotherapy and radiotherapy units are included.
History
Published 20 March 2013. Supersedes Space for Health: Clinical Services 'Cancer treatment facilities: Policy and service context manual' and 'Cancer treatment facilities: Planning and design manual' (2011), which replaced HBN 54 (2006). Department of Health is now known as the Department of Health and Social Care.
Subjects
- Building types
- Health buildings/hospitals
- Hospitals
Publisher History
The Department of Health was committed to improving the quality and convenience of care provided by the NHS and social services. Its work included setting national standards, shaping the direction of health and social care services and promoting healthier living. Publications included Space for Health: Technical Manuals, as well as the Health Building Notes, Health Technical Memorandums, and White Papers. They were renamed to the Department of Health and Social Care. However responsibility for technical guidance was then transferred to NHS Improvement in February 2017 which is now part of NHS England and NHS Improvement.