Dawson Report: design for the future...
The Memorandum on Designs for Health Centres, printed as an appendix to the Dawson Report, described three types of health centre, of steadily increasing size and complexity. We print here the description and plans for Type 1, the simplest. The plans, drawn for the consultative council by an architect, C. H. Biddulph-Pinchard, were not intended to be used as standardised models, but as suggestions to be modified in the light of local conditions and the peculiarities of the site. Health Centre Type 2 was intended to serve a small town, or a group of small towns or villages, and had twice the number of beds as well as more elaborate facilities generally. Type 3 was very grand, including a ward block with up to 66 beds and accommodation for 35 staff.
D003151:Community Health Centers; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006113:United Kingdom