The future of UK hospital design
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The importance of acoustic conditions within hospitals is highlighted by recent research indicating that patient recovery times are significantly influenced by the noise levels within wards. Added to this are concerns about speech privacy and confidentiality, patient and staff comfort, communication between patient and doctor, and the effects of vibration on sensitive medical equipment, all of which makes the acoustic design a key parameter in any hospital development. This paper will discuss the practical issues associated with the implementation of the current national guidance on hospital acoustics (Health Technical Memorandum 2045) and the new, currently unpublished replacement, Health Technical Memorandum 08-01. The experiences of the author with several large Private Finance Initiative projects, designed to the current standard, have illustrated the practical difficulties of fully complying with all its requirements and the design solutions which can be adopted. Speech privacy and confidentiality has been a critical issue in developing the new design standard. The implementation of this document is currently being assessed on two major projects, the first in the UK to be designed to the new standard.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008