Health Building Note 04-01: Adult in-patient facilities

Document first published:: 1 December 2009
Page updated:: 31 January 2024
Topic:: Estates
Publication type:: Guidance

This Health Building Note provides best practice guidance on the planning and design of in-patient
facilities for adults.

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Health Building Note 04-01: Adult in-patient facilities

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37 pages

Summary

Guidance on planning and designing in-patient facilities for adults, which includes:

bedrooms and bathrooms
patient support areas
storage areas
utility areas
staff and administration areas

Supplement 1 describes how to provide separate bedrooms and bathrooms to isolate infectious patients.

Published 1 December 2009.

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Health Building Note 04-01 supplement 1: Isolation facilities for infectious patients in acute settings

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28 pages

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Published 1 December 2009.