Health Building Note 54 Facilities for cancer care. 2nd edition 2006 (Welsh version)

Publication Year

2006

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Gives best practice advice on the design and layout of cancer facilities within acute hospitals, primarily chemotherapy and radiotherapy facilities. It describes a chemotherapy unit for the delivery of intravenous and intrathecal chemotherapy, and a radiotherapy unit for the delivery of external beam radiotherapy, as well as facilities for undertaking unsealed source radiotherapy and sealed source radiotherapy, and an out-patients unit for cancer patients.

Document History

Superseded by WHBN 02-01 'Cancer treatment facilities' (NWSSP, 2016). Amended March 2013. Supersedes HBN 54 - Facilities for cancer care centres Design and briefing guide (2001).

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