Space planning Centre1 shows that ‘space layout planning
at the starting point of hospital design needs to consider the benefits from the users’ perspective in addition to geometrical and topological requirements’. and recommends ‘investigation of the perception of either care providers or patients to identify how space layout design can be influenced... applications are needed in various sustainability scenarios and in development of automated space layout planning methods’. (This HaCIRIC project aims to develop methodologies to optimise the space layout of healthcare facilities as an evidence-based design, considering the factors influencing the space planning in the context of hospital design, and to integrate automated layout planning and mathematical optimisation techniques in the decision-making process. The project partners include: Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT, Leicester City PCT, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, China Medical College, Qingdao University, China.)
Ready-made data The use of specialist space planning applications provides ready-made data, such as exemplar room layouts, and data sheets listing common activities for those rooms that can be used as a ‘starter for ten’. Exemplar schedules of
A successful healing environment will significantly improve clinical productivity.
accommodation provide numbers of functional units and sub-units, quantities of rooms, and allowances for circulation, and information on engineering, communications, and so on. These applications make a contribution to understanding flexibility at unit level, allowing planners to manage operational changes effectively. Research also shows2 that there is a set of seven attributes which ensure flexibility of operations from short to long term: multiple division/
zoning options; peer lines of sight; patient visibility; centrality of support; resilience to move/relocate/interchange units; multiple administrative control and unit spread options, and ease-of-movement between units and departments.
DH guidance and tools The Department of Health (DH) produces guidance and tools to assist with briefing, design, and procurement, of healthcare facilities. Guidance is policy-driven,
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