LINKS AND REFERENCES
1. GUIDELINES & STANDARDS (click to download)
This is a reading and reference list of resources on health and relevant facility guidelines and standards based on research by CHAA. The file has 3 sections (Facility Guidelines & Standards; Organisations providing guidance/advice; Clinical Guidelines). Alternately, click to visit the Health Facility Guidelines website.
2. GUIDELINES SECTIONS INCLUDING HPUs (all updated April 2008)
- Maternity
(click to download) Maternity Inpatient Unit design, including Birthing
Centres, categorised into 4 sections (Service Planning; Reports; Articles
& Texts; Organisations)
- NICU
(click to download) Neonatal ICU design categorised into 4 sections (Standards
& Guidelines; Reports; Single vs. Multi-occupancy; Environmental Design
Issues)
- Pathology
& Laboratory Design (click to download) A file of reading and
reference resources on Pathology & Laboratory design and associated
service planning issues, in 5 sections (Guidelines & Standards; Reports;
Articles; Books; Organisations; Conferences; Example Laboratories).
- Rehabilitation
(click to download) Rehabilitation / Allied Health Unit physical planning
and design resources available online.
- Rural Health Service / Multi Purpose Service (MPS) (click to download) An introductory reading and reference set of resources available online for general Rural Health facility & Multi-purpose Service Health facility design covering policies and planning but excluding clinical practice.
- Report on Wall and Floor Finishes for Wet Areas (click to download) This document focuses on wet areas in response to the special issues presented by these areas, in particular those found in patient ensuites. Wall finishes are included since these often form part of an integral finishing system. It is intended that this document complement NSW Health Technical Series TS7 ‘Floor Coverings in Health Care Buildings’ and will be used in conjunction with the Australasian Health Facility Guidelines (Aus HFG).
Quick links to useful information and relevant sites.
- Useful Web Resources for Health Facility Planners & Architects (click to download)
- General Education Information Resources (click to download)
- Facilities Information Resources – Recommended Portals (click to download)
- Health & Medical Information Resources (click to download)
5. ORGANISATIONS (click to download)
Annotated links to organisations of all types providing online information regarding health & general facility design, planning and management. Includes International Organisations; ANZ organisations; Government (Australian Commonwealth, State/Territory & New Zealand Government) and Universities.
6. PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) & PRIVATE FINANCE INITIATIVE (PFI) (click to download)
Reading and reference resources on Public Private Partnerships and Private Finance Initiatives in 4 sections (Australian Experience; European Experience; Journal Articles; Organisational Viewpoints).
7. PUBLICATIONS (click to download)
An alphabetical introductory reading and reference list of resources available online for books, journals, magazines & newsletters on general facility & health facility design, planning, maintenance and management.
- Culture
and the Design of Health Environments (click to download) A report
to NHS Estates, Creating Culturally Sensitive Healthcare Environments,
discussing interest in the question of space, place and spatial awareness
in health, as well as the cultural significance of space and place, and
ways of marking or recognising that relation.
- Annotated Bibliography - Culture and Health as Elements of Design (click to download) Resources to assist designers and planners interested in indigenous and culturally diverse planning guidelines; policies and consultation/communication strategies.
- Annotated Bibliography - Culture and Health Facility Design (click to download) A reference set of resources for health planners, designers, practitioners and academics with an evidence base from the health and design literature.
- Ethics and Research (click to download) Links to the Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council (AHMRC) Ethics Committee and AHMRC Guidelines for Research into Aboriginal Health.
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