TY  - BOOK
AU  - Phiri,Michael
TI  - Design tools for evidence-based healthcare design
SN  - 9780415598729 (hbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - RA967 .P45 2015
U1  - 725.51 22
PY  - 2015///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Hospital Design and Construction
KW  - methods
KW  - Evidence-Based Practice
KW  - Hospital Planning
KW  - Patient Safety
KW  - standards
KW  - Quality Improvement
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246) and index; Improving compliance with statutory and other requirements -- Design quality improvement -- Enhancing efficiency and effectiveness -- Achieving sustainability in the health care estate -- What next in the development of design tools?
N2  - The growing movement towards evidence-based healthcare design has largely emphasised a change of culture and attitudes. It has advocated for new ways of working, but until now, it has not focused on equipping healthcare clients and their designers with the practical means to exploit the potential benefits from evidence-based architectural design
ER  -