Healing the Hospital Environment : Design, Maintenance and Management of Healthcare Premises

Healing the Hospital Environment identifies why many healthcare premises do not look or feel welcoming and why even well-intentioned efforts to make improvements are unsuccessful. The authors show that significant improvements can be made within limited resources if hospitals recognise what can be achieved, set standards and invest in the relevant design expertise. It gives a wide range of examples of effective improvement in design, maintenance and management of all types of hospital and healthcare premises and their surrounding land. This is an accessible guide to healthcare premises interior and exterior design and refurbishment for the non-specialist with practical advice and lists of UK organisations and suppliers for specialist advice, materials and funds This guide to healthcare facility interior and exterior design and refurbishment aims to provide a reference for those involved in the decoration of health care establishments Hospitals are like garages where people are taken to be checked and repaired before being sent off to resume their journey. Content Description #Includes bibliographical references and index