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 ↑
	Improving working lives. The value of supporting staff who volunteer	2004	Current
Health Building Note 00-08 Addendum 2	Health Building Note 00-08 Addendum 2 – a guide to town planning for health organisations	2015	Current
Health Building Note 00-10 Part C	Sanitary assemblies	2013	Current
Health Building Note 01-01	Cardiac facilities	2013	Current
Health Building Note 03-01	Adult acute mental health units	2013	Current
Health Building Note 03-02Supplement A	HBN 03-02: supplement A - facilities for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) case studies	2017	Current
Health Building Note 04-02	Critical care units	2013	Current
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	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 D	Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care. Part D: washer-disinfectors	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 02-01 Part B	Medical gases - medical gas pipeline systems - part B: operational management	2006	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 04-01: Supplement	Performance specification D 08: thermostatic mixing valves (healthcare premises)	2017	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 04-01 Part A	Safe water in healthcare premises - part A - design, installation and commissioning	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 04-01 Part B	Safe water in healthcare premises - part B: operational management	2016	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 05-03 Part E	Firecode - fire safety in the NHS. Operational provisions - part E: escape lifts in healthcare premises	2006	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 05-03 Part J	Firecode - fire safety in the NHS. Operational provisions - part J: guidance on fire engineering of healthcare premises	2008	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 05-03 Part M	Firecode - fire safety in the NHS. Operational provisions part M: Guidance on the fire safety of atria in healthcare buildings	2013	Current
Health Technical Memorandum 06-01	Electrical services supply and distribution	2017	Current
	Disposal strategy - land for housing	2011	Current

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