Enabling healthcare
Architecture and Design Scotland has teamed up with the Scottish Government Health Directorates in a three year initiative to raise the level of design ambition and quality in NHSScotland health facilities.
A+DS, in collaboration with NHSScotland Health Boards, will drive forward the design agenda through:
- The establishment and engagement of a network of design champions across NHSScotland Health Boards.
- The Enabling of 14 healthcare projects - providing dedicated, hands-on support to commissioning clients.
- The provision of design assessment services on selected projects, to allow design quality to be considered as an integral part of project approval mechanisms.
- The production of two dedicated health facilities publications, detailing best practice and providing case studies.
This programme is underpinned by the Scottish Government Health Department's ‘ This important piece of guidance recognises the increasing body of evidence that the principles of good design - such as integration into the community and a sense of place - make a quantifiable positive impact on patients, visitors and staff.
Enabling Healthcare Publications
NHSScotland Design Champions Induction Pack
Design Champions network Report from first event
Design Champions network Report from second event