title: Upgrading the patient environment.
abstract: Graham Perry reflects on the recognised need to improve the overall environment in which patients receive their direct, 'hands-on', healthcare. This article is formed from a paper he prepared for this year's International Federation of Hospital Engineering Congress. Graham Perry manages specialist projects for NHS Estates.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D003666:Decontamination; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000592:standards*; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D012922:Social Change; D013222:State Medicine; D017749:Total Quality Management; D006113:United Kingdom; D018505:Waste Management