(HBN 00-01) Designing health and community care buildings

Document first published:: 20 March 2013
Page updated:: 13 November 2023
Topic:: Estates
Publication type:: Guidance

General design principles for health and community care buildings.

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Health Building Note 00-01: General design principles

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Summary

This Health Building Note (HBN) gives general design guidance for healthcare buildings.

It provides an overall picture of the design issues and future-proofing requirements that need to be addressed in a healthcare capital project.

Because of its general nature, its content will be familiar to experienced architects and healthcare planners.

It is intended particularly for:

those who are new to this work
patients or their advocates who may be requested to become involved
commissioning organisations and regulators

Published 20 March 2013. Last updated 3 June 2014.