ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 3|6 pages

Principles of interior renovation CHAPTER

The role of the interior designer

chapter 4|30 pages

Departmental components of the average hospital

From reception to chapels

chapter 5|18 pages

Interior features CHAPTER

From floors to furniture

chapter |14 pages

CHAPTERS THREE/FOUR/FIVE INFORMATION Products and materials

Information and availability

chapter 6|10 pages

Colour and other factors CHAPTER

part 6|2 pages

INFORMATION Colour and other factors

chapter 7|19 pages

Arts and decoration CHAPTER

From high art to humble memorabilia

chapter 7|13 pages

INFORMATION Arts and decoration

From high art to humble memorabilia

chapter 8|13 pages

The human factor CHAPTER

part 8|1 pages

INFORMATION

chapter 9|4 pages

Professional appointments CHAPTER

The ‘design team’

chapter 10|7 pages

Fundraising CHAPTER

chapter 10|3 pages

INFORMATION Fundraising

chapter |2 pages

Conclusion