Guide to the NHS for local planning authorities
Publication Year
2007
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Provides an overview of the NHS in England and outlines the key principles of public health, identifies the wider determinants of health and how planners impact on them, and points to how local planning authorities can interact with NHS organisations to deliver sustainable health and social care services.
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.
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
DH
UK
