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Injecting quality into the health care building process.

C Rawlinson1, J Kelly

  • 1Rawlinson Kelly Whittlestone, UK.

World Hospitals
|January 1, 1992
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This study examines health building quality and processes in the UK, identifying factors that compromise quality and prerequisites for safeguarding it in new healthcare facilities.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare facility design
  • Construction quality management

Background:

  • The UK healthcare system faces evolving demands for quality improvements in its built environment.
  • Previous decades of new health building projects offer valuable lessons and highlight persistent threats to quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the relationship between quality in health buildings and the overall health building process.
  • To define health building quality from multiple viewpoints within the UK context.
  • To identify critical decision points and prerequisites for ensuring quality in health facility construction.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of material from a study conducted by Rawlinson Kelly Whittlestone (RKW) for the King Edwards' Hospital Fund for London.
  • Review of lessons learned and threats to quality over the past 25 years of UK health building projects.

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Main Results:

  • Quality in health buildings is intrinsically linked to the health building process.
  • Multiple perspectives exist on defining health building quality.
  • Specific decision points can negatively impact quality during the construction phase.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding the interrelationships between health building quality and process is crucial.
  • Safeguarding and enhancing quality requires proactive identification and management of risks throughout the building lifecycle.
  • Lessons from past projects inform strategies for future healthcare facility development.