ABSTRACT

By exploring the design process this book looks at the relationship between the architectural and medical professions to see how the next wave of Government health policies can be best provided for. The aim is to raise the quality of health buildings in the primary care sector.

Greater flexibility will be required as the medical profession moves towards a pro-active attitude to Healthy Living Centres rather than the traditional reactive treatment to cure disease.

This is a hands-on 'how to do it' guide to satisfy changing policy objectives, offering an up to date methodology to encourage a holistic approach to health care buildings which will be of interest to both architectural and medical professionals.

chapter 1|12 pages

An outline review of the issues

chapter 3|22 pages

Policy issues

chapter 4|42 pages

Design issues

chapter 5|6 pages

Financial issues

chapter 6|16 pages

Briefing issues

chapter 7|6 pages

Measurement of design quality

chapter 8|4 pages

Procurement routes

chapter 9|4 pages

International trends

chapter 10|4 pages

A strategy for the future

chapter 11|76 pages

Case studies (see over for details)

chapter 12|8 pages

The way forward