(HBN 04-02) Critical care units: planning and design

Document first published:: 21 May 2021
Page updated:: 19 August 2021
Topic:: Estates
Publication type:: Guidance

Guidance on designing critical care units, including bed space requirements and the location of a unit in a hospital.

Document

Health Building Note 04-02: Critical Care Units

PDF
1 MB
27 pages

Summary

Details

Guidance on designing units for critical care of patients who are classified as needing advanced or level 2 or 3 dependency care. It excludes facilities for the high-security isolation of patients, dedicated centres for burns patients and areas within the hospital where level 2 or 3 patients are managed for a short period of time.

Published 20 March 2013.