General design guidance for healthcare buildings
Welsh Health Building Note 00-01
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Welsh Health Building Note
Abstract
Provides general design guidance relevant to healthcare buildings.
History
Supersedes WHBN 00-01 'General design principles' (NWSSP, 2013). This guidance is an adapted version of HBN 00-01 (Department of Health, March 2014). The references in the text are for English documentation unless indicated - the reference section at the end of the document has been amended where appropriate to reflect Welsh documentation. Should be read in conjunction with WHBN 00-09 'Infection control in the built environment' (NWSSP, 2016).
Subjects
- Building types
- Health buildings/hospitals
Publisher History
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership provide advice to the Welsh Government on strategic issues and support to the NHS on the delivery of their operational plans.
Information
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