Health Building Note 14-01 Medicines management - pharmacy and radiopharmacy facilities
Publication Year
2007
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Provides best practice guidance on the design and layout of pharmacy and radiopharmacy facilities in hospitals. Describes facilities for the centralised bulk storage and stock distribution of medicines, and storage and dispensing, including automated dispensing, within the dispensary. Also addresses aseptic preparation of medicines, non-sterile small scale preparation and assembly of medicines, and procurement of medicines and provision of consultative, administrative and information services.
Document History
Supersedes NHS Estates' HBN 29 - ‘Accommodation for pharmaceutical services’. Also supersedes the information on radiopharmacies contained in HBN 6 Volume 1 - ‘Facilities for diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology’.
ISBN
9780113227952
Publisher Information
Department of Health
The Department of Health was committed to improving the quality and convenience of care provided by the NHS and social services. Its work included setting national standards, shaping the direction of health and social care services and promoting healthier living. Publications included Space for Health: Technical Manuals, as well as the Health Building Notes, Health Technical Memorandums, and White Papers. They were renamed to the Department of Health and Social Care. However responsibility for technical guidance was then transferred to NHS Improvement in February 2017 which is now part of NHS England and NHS Improvement.
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