Health Facilities Scotland

Health Facilities Scotland is a division of National Services Scotland and provides operational guidance to NHS Scotland bodies on a range of healthcare facilities topics. Formerly known as NHS Scotland Property and Environment Forum (NHSSPEF).

3rd Floor, Meridian Court
5 Cadogan Street
Glasgow
HFS
UK

Website: http://www.hfs.scot.nhs.uk
Email: nss.hfsenquiries@nhs.net
Tel: Tel: 0141 207 1600 (Please ask for HFS)

Documents by this publisher

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Series details	Title	Year	Status
	Compliant dental local decontamination units in Scotland (primary care)	2013	Current
	Confined Spaces - policies, procedures and guidance	2012	Withdrawn
	Dementia design checklist. Design checks for people with dementia in healthcare premises	2007	Current
	Fully accessible toilets	2007	Withdrawn
	Guidance on police custody medical services facility design and cleaning	2014	Current
	PROCODE - vetting and control of contractors. Guidance notes and sample documentation	2007	Withdrawn
	Project management. Advice on the provision of local decontamination units (LDUs)	2010	Withdrawn
	Requirements for compliant endoscope decontamination units	2014	Current
	Requirements for compliant endoscope decontamination units	2014	Withdrawn
	Segregation and handling of healthcare waste	2015	Withdrawn
	Wayfinding. Effective wayfinding and signing systems guidance for healthcare facilities	2007	Withdrawn
	Wayfinding. Effective wayfinding and signing systems guidance for healthcare facilities (including NHS Scotland Status Note issued 8th August 2016)	2005	Current
Estates and Facilities Alert 2011/002	Electric traction lifts without motor rooms. Also known as MRL lifts (machine roomless lifts)	2011	Current
Estates and Facilities Alert 2016/001	Carbon steel press fit pipes for water heating systems: rapid corrosion and failure	2016	Current
Estates and Facilities Alert 2016/002	13A electrical socket inserts (socket covers or protectors)	2016	Current
Estates and Facilities Alert 2016/003	Metal waste pipes used for the disposal of laboratory solutions and reagents containing sodium azide (NaN3)	2016	Current
Estates and Facilities Alert 2016/004	Operating Theatre Ultra Clean Ventilation (UCV) canopies fitted with gel seal HEPA filters	2016	Current
Estates and Facilities Alert 2016/005	Recall of Hager 10kA miniature circuit breakers (MCBs)	2016	Current
Estates and Facilities Alert 2017/001	Swimming pool overhead lighting systems	2017	Current
Estates and Facilities Alert 2017/002	Anti-barricade devices: risk of ineffectivity in certain circumstances	2017	Current

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