Need for new design guidance identified.
In the early 1980s, the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) developed an ergonomic database as part of Health Building Notes (HBNs) to act as guidance in the design of new hospitals and the adaptation of old buildings.
Hignett
Sue
S
Healthcare Ergonomics and Patient Safety research Unit, Department of Human Sciences, Loughborough University.
Lu
Jun
J
D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom