Performance requirements for building elements used in healthcare facilities
Publication Year
2011
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Covers the policy and performance requirements for building elements used in healthcare facilities. These requirements are a set of essential standards of quality and safety that building elements must comply with. These building elements include floor finishes and skirtings, walls/partitions, ceilings and sanitary and pre-plumbed assemblies.
Document History
Superseded by HBN 00-10 Parts A-C (2013) Version:0.6:England. Supersedes HTM 56, HTM 60, HTM 61, HTM 64, HTM 68, HTM 69.
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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