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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Series details	Title	Year	Status
Health Building Note 14-01	Medicines management - pharmacy and radiopharmacy facilities	2007	Withdrawn
Health Building Note 14-01	Pharmacy and radiopharmacy facilities	2013	Current
Health Building Note 15-01	Accident and emergency departments: planning and design guidance	2013	Withdrawn
Health Building Note 15-01	Accident and emergency departments: planning and design guidance	2013	Current
Health Services Circular 2000/036	Living and working conditions for hospital doctors in training	2000	Withdrawn
Health Technical Memorandum 00	Policies and principles of healthcare engineering	2013	Withdrawn
Health Technical Memorandum 00	Policies and principles of healthcare engineering	2014	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01 Part A	Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care. Part A: management and provision	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01 Part B	Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care. Part B: common elements	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01 Part C	Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care. Part C: steam sterilization	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01 Part D	Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care. Part D: washer-disinfectors	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01 Part E	Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care. Part E: alternatives to steam for the sterilization of reusable medical devices	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-04	Decontamination of linen for health and social care: management and provision	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-04	Decontamination of linen for health and social care: social care	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-04	Decontamination of linen for health and social care: guidance for linen processors implementing BS EN 14065	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-04	Decontamination of linen for health and social care: engineering, equipment and validation	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-05	Decontamination in primary care dental practices	2013	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-06 Part A	Decontamination of flexible endoscopes. Policy and management	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-06 Part B	Decontamination of flexible endoscopes. Design and installation	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 01-06 Part C	Decontamination of flexible endoscopes. Operational management	2016	Current

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