HEALTH TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM 56
Building Component Series
Partitions
2005
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Contents
1 Introduction
page 2
Background
Scope and status
Application
Relationship to other data
Terminology
2 User requirements
page 4
Categories of performance of finishes
Applied wall finishes
3 Design guidance
page 6
General
Strength and stability
Sound reduction
Fire precautions
Humidity
Biological attack
Electrical bonding
Protection
Accommodation of engineering services
Movement
Maintenance manual
Appendix: Schedule of finishes
References
page 9
page 14
Acts and regulations
Department of Health publications
British Standards
Other publications
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HTM 56 – PARTITIONS
1 Introduction
BACKGROUND
1.1 This is one of a series of Health Technical
Memoranda which provides specifications and design
guidance on building components for health buildings.
Management (CDM) Regulations 1994 (as amended
2002) to ensure safe construction.
APPLICATION
• 55 Windows
1.5 Although this guidance is presented in the context
of requirements for non-load-bearing partitions in new
buildings, much of it applies equally to the alteration
or upgrading of existing buildings, to load-bearing
partitions and walls, and to dry linings to masonry and
concrete faces generally.
• 56 Partitions
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DATA
• 57 Internal glazing
1.6 The main sources of data used in the preparation of
this HTM are listed in the References section.
1.2 The numbers and titles of the HTMs in the series
are:
• 54 User manual
• 58 Internal doorsets
• 59 Ironmongery
• 60 Ceilings
• 61 Flooring
• 62 Demountable storage system
• 63 Fitted storage system
• 64 Sanitary assemblies
• Wayfinding (supersedes HTM 65 Signs)
• 66 Cubicle curtain track
• 67 Laboratory fitting out systems
• 68 Duct and panel assemblies
• 69 Protection
• 71 Materials management modular storage.
SCOPE AND STATUS
1.3 This HTM offers guidance on the technical design
and output specifications of partitions.
1.4 Its content does not diminish either the
manufacturer’s responsibility for fitness for purpose
of products or the design team’s responsibility for
selection and application of products to meet project
requirements. Design teams are also reminded of their
obligations under the Construction, Design and
2
1.7 This HTM was prepared for publication in January
2005. After this date, readers should ensure that they
use the latest or new edition of all building legislation,
British Standards etc, which may post-date the
publication of this document.
1.8 First preference should be given to products and
services from sources which have been registered under
BSI Quality Assurance procedures or other certification
schemes. Suppliers offering products other than to
British Standards should provide evidence to show that
their products are at least equal to such Standards.
1.9 This guidance should be used in conjunction with
sections of the National Building Specification (NBS)
relevant to partitions. NBS is a library of standard
specification clauses covering most kinds of building
work and comprising a wide range of clauses with
accompanying guidance notes. All clauses are optional,
and their combination into a job specification is left to
the specifier. NBS has great flexibility, and it can be
adapted to suit the technical needs and preferences
of different projects, organisations and specifiers.
Specifications go out of date as a result of technical
innovation or major review of a key BSI document. As
NBS sections become affected by such major changes,
they are reissued to members of the subscription
service. Users are advised to ensure that they refer to
the current edition. Refer to the NBS website at
http://www.thenbs.com.
1 INTRODUCTION
1.10 Any enquiries regarding the technical content of
this HTM should be emailed to nhsestates@dh.gsi.gov.
uk.
TERMINOLOGY
1.11 In this HTM, the following definitions apply:
• Partition – a non-load-bearing internal wall, including
any finish, whose primary function is to physically
separate adjacent spaces;
• Non-load-bearing – not supporting loads from other
elements of construction (for example upper floor,
roof, staircase).
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2 User requirements
and able to withstand intermittent contact with
water and water vapour.
CATEGORIES OF PERFORMANCE OF FINISHES
2.1 Six performance categories have been established
as a means of relating user requirements for wall finishes
to the physical and performance characteristics of
finishes available on the market (see Table 1). These
categories are used as a convenient method of stating
user requirements in the guide to the selection of
finishes in Appendix A and in the Activity DataBase.
Note: Surface spread of flame. Applied finishes may
change the surface spread of flame characteristics of
the partition, and test results should be obtained from
the finishes’ manufacturers. For Firecode requirements
for surface spread of flame for health buildings, see
‘Firecode: Part 1 – functional standards’.
TABLE 1 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Hygiene and cleaning
Categories of
performance of
finishes
Physical and performance
characteristics
1
2
3
4
Impervious
•
•
•
•
Jointless
•
•
•
Smooth
•
•
•
Moisture resistance:
high humidity
normal humidity
•
•
5
2.3 A new “model cleaning contract” for hospitals has
been developed. This has three key elements:
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• the NHS Cleaning Manual (sets out best practice
methods for cleaning);
•
•
•
•
•
2.2 The physical and performance characteristics of wall
finishes may be defined as:
• impervious – able to resist the penetration of water,
solutions containing detergents, disinfectants and
other liquids likely to be encountered in health
buildings;
• jointless – without joints, or having joints which are
sealed by methods and materials which make the
whole surface impervious and prevent the collection
of dirt and bacteria in the joint;
• smooth – no coarser than brush-applied matt
emulsion paint on a flat plastered surface without
projections, indents or holes part-way through the
material;
• moisture resistance:
(i) high humidity – 25% to 100% relative humidity
over an air temperature range of 10ºC to 30ºC,
and able to withstand sustained contact with
water and water vapour;
(ii) normal humidity – 25% to 65% relative humidity
over an air temperature range of 10ºC to 25ºC,
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• the National Standards of Cleanliness (introduces
measures for HCAI cleaning and disinfection);
• cleaning frequencies (these should be determined to
address the element of risk identified in accordance
with the National Standards of Cleanliness and taking
into account any further advice and guidance in the
model cleaning contract and the NHS Cleaning
Manual).
2.4 All types of partition should be cleaned following
the methods advised in these specifications (see also
HFN 30 – ‘Infection control in the built environment’).
APPLIED WALL FINISHES
2.5 The finishes listed in Table 2 are suggested as the
minimum acceptable for the categories indicated.
2.6 In each category, several suitable finishes are listed.
It is necessary for the specifier to consider the
properties of the various materials in respect of:
• durability;
• resistance to fungal and bacterial attack;
• resistance to cracking;
• resistance to abrasion.
2.7 Only then should the final selection be made.
Finishes should be selected with full consideration of
capital cost and subsequent maintenance costs.
2 USER REQUIREMENTS
2.8 Consideration should be given to the long-term
availability of proprietary finishes where an exact match
might be required.
TABLE 2 WALL FINISHES
Categories of
performance of
finishes
Wall finish
Liquid coverings
Epoxy coating
Paint:
Emulsion – matt, silk
Oil –
gloss
semi-gloss, eggshell
Vinyl – gloss
Polyurethane coating
Spray elastomeric vinyl compound
Spray paint (multi-colour) gloss
Flexible pre-formed coverings
Cloth-backed vinyl covering
Paper-backed vinyl
PVC sheet (1 mm thick with welded
joints)
Wallpaper
Wallpaper with spongeable surface
Hard pre-formed coverings
Ceramic tiles –
cement grouting
epoxy grouting
Plastic laminate with sealed joints
1
2
3
4
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
2.9 Notes on the selection of finishes:
5
6
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
• Paints – a matt finish is the most suitable for
appearance, as gloss finishes accentuate even minor
surface imperfections. Spray-applied textured and
flecked paints have been found to be very
satisfactory in use and in appearance.
• PVC sheet – PVC sheet can be fixed with a variety of
adhesives and the joints can be welded, making it
suitable for use in wet areas. Arrises and internal
angles should be radiused to allow for the thickness
of the material.
• Plastic finishes – proprietary spray-applied
jointless finishes are available to provide a hygienic,
waterproof, easily-cleaned surface suitable for areas
where large amounts of water are used for cleaning
(for example operating departments).
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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3 Design guidance
GENERAL
3.1 This section offers design and specification
guidance on:
• partitions constructed of metal framing and
plasterboard, referred to in this and other sections as
“hollow plasterboard partitions”;
• partitions constructed of bricks or blocks, fair-faced,
plastered or dry-lined, referred to in this and other
sections as “masonry partitions”.
3.2 It does not deal with relocatable partitions, which
do not meet health building requirements for a jointless
surface finish and for housing of engineering services,
and are therefore generally more suitable for office-type
buildings.
3.3 It does not deal fully with partitions required to
provide radiological protection; for this, reference
should be made to the Health Protection Agency
(http://www.hpa.org.uk). For protection against radiofrequency (that is, X-rays, MRI scanners etc), see HBN 6
Volume 3 – ‘Extremity and open MRI, magnetic shielding
and construction for radiation protection’.
3.4 The design and specification of partitions should be
fully coordinated with that for ceilings, which in many
types of health building are of the suspended type (see
HTM 60 – ‘Ceilings’).
3.7 Where hollow plasterboard partitions are used, the
designer must take into account a number of criteria
dealt with below.
3.8 Reference should also be made to British Gypsum’s
(2001) ‘White Book’.
STRENGTH AND STABILITY
3.9 Partitions should be capable of meeting the
requirements of BS 5234-2:1992 to the appropriate
duty category. These categories range from light duty
(domestic), medium duty (office), heavy duty (public
circulation and industrial areas), to severe duty (major
circulation and heavy industrial areas).
3.10 Masonry partitions constructed in accordance with
BS 5628 and hollow plasterboard partitions constructed
in accordance with BS 8212:1995 should meet the
above requirements.
3.11 With regard to the fixing of basins, sinks or
urinals to hollow plasterboard or soft plastered masonry
partitions, consideration must be given to the fixings to
avoid indentation by brackets or fixing plates. The use
of plastic-laminate-faced back panels, also acting as
splashbacks, is recommended. Additional framing and
trimming will be required.
SOUND REDUCTION
3.12 Refer to HTM 2045 – ‘Acoustics’ (forthcoming).
3.5 The most appropriate relationship between these
two elements is one in which the partitions:
FIRE PRECAUTIONS
• pass through the suspended ceiling membrane;
Fire resistance
• do not require support from the ceiling system;
3.13 The resistance of partitions in health buildings
to collapse, to the passage of flame and to the
transference of heat when exposed to fire, should meet
the requirements of Firecode, in particular ‘Firecode:
Part 1 – functional standards’, or Building Regulations
Approved Document Part B.
• combine with the structural soffit to provide fireresisting compartmentation and sound insulation
where required; and in the case of hollow
plasterboard construction, provide the necessary
strength and stability of the partition.
3.6 The choice between hollow plasterboard and
masonry partitions should be carefully considered in the
light of all the design, construction and performance
considerations.
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Cavity barriers
3.14 Refer to ‘Firecode: Part 1 – functional standards’
for the location of cavity barriers and the need for
consultation between building control, the trust’s fire
officer and the design team to achieve an agreed
solution.
3 DESIGN GUIDANCE
HUMIDITY
3.15 Partitions may be used in areas of normal humidity,
and their finishes should be capable of withstanding the
specifications mentioned in paragraph 2.2.
BIOLOGICAL ATTACK
3.16 Partitions should not comprise materials which
promote or sustain the growth of fungi, micro-organisms
or insects.
3.17 Hollow plasterboard partitions, when appropriately
detailed, are suitable for food preparation, wash-up or
other similar areas.
3.18 Solid partitions are an alternative.
ELECTRICAL BONDING
3.19 All electrical installation work must be wired
in accordance with the current edition of the IEE
regulations for electrical installations (BS 7671:2001).
3.24 Pipework must be tested and accepted before
the partition is finally boarded up. Access should be
provided for maintenance and repair. If, for any reason,
it is not possible to provide access to services, pipes
should be installed in unjointed lengths. Particular care
is required with gas installations.
3.25 Pipes and conduits should generally be held
securely in position by fixings within the cavity.
3.26 The provision of fixings and chases for services
in masonry partitions must conform with the
recommendations of BS 5628. Recommendations for
the provision of certain bedhead services are contained
in HTM 68 – ‘Duct and panel assemblies’.
3.27 Fire resistance and/or sound insulation
performance can be impaired by inadequate detailing of
engineering services in partitions. Services in partitions
must comply with the recommendations of ‘Firecode:
Part 1 – functional standards’.
PROTECTION
3.28 Back-to-back positioning of engineering terminals
should be avoided wherever possible, particularly in fireresisting partitions.
3.20 Protection against mechanical damage should
be considered in all areas where the partitions may be
subjected to hard body impact from mobile equipment
(see Table 3).
3.29 Panel assemblies for sanitary appliances should be
set in recesses which do not reduce the fire resistance
of the partition.
TABLE 3
MOVEMENT
Purpose
Type
Surface
Buffer
protection rails
Height
above
FFL
Locations
800 to
Main corridors, trolley bays,
1000 mm ward kitchens, main kitchens,
bedheads
Arris
Corner FFL to
Areas where trolleys or heavy
protection guards at least
mobile equipment are likely to
1000 mm be used
FFL to
Areas where high mobile
at least
equipment eg linen trolleys
2000 mm are likely to be used
3.21 It is recommended that reference to HTM 69 –
‘Protection’ should be made when considering details
and forms of protection.
ACCOMMODATION OF ENGINEERING SERVICES
3.22 The void in partitions will accommodate the
majority of electrical and piped services, and the
diameter of such services running horizontally will be
limited by the width of the cut-outs in the metal studs.
Where more space is required in the void, consideration
should be given to thicker partitions up to 300 mm.
3.23 Other solutions/variations can be used, provided
they are substantiated by manufacturers.
3.30 Deflection of upper floor and roof slabs can
sometimes cause appreciable stress in partitions.
Where such deflection is likely to occur, the partition to
structural soffit junction detail must be designed as a
movement joint.
3.31 Masonry partitions must be provided with
movement joints at frequent intervals in their length,
in accordance with BS 5628-3:2001.
3.32 Similarly, where partitions cross a movement joint
in a structural floor or roof slab, they should be provided
with a movement joint at the same point, and capable of
the same range of movement as the floor or roof joint.
Note that the jointing material to the partition will need
to match the relatively low mechanical strength of
partition materials.
3.33 Hollow plasterboard partitions may be able to
accept minor structural movements. The manufacturers
or sponsors of each system should be consulted for
advice.
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
General
3.34 An operation and maintenance manual should be
compiled by the project architect and should be handed
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to the maintenance staff immediately following the
practical completion of the contract.
3.35 The manual should include the following
information:
• name(s) of partition system and its proprietor;
• partition construction and finish;
• sound insulation grade;
• fire rating;
• special partitions (for example X-ray resistance);
• surface spread of flame class;
• recommendations for fixings;
• instructions on cleaning and maintenance.
Repairs
3.36 Proprietors of hollow plasterboard partitions
systems should provide written instructions on the repair
and maintenance of their products for use of
maintenance staff.
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Appendix – Schedule of finishes
Department/Activity Space
Category
Accident & Emergency
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Cleansing Room, Shower
Clean Utility
Consulting
Dirty Utility
Disposal
Drugs and Alcohol Recovery
Interview Room
Major Treatment
Office
Reception, Records
Resuscitation
Staff Base
Store
Treatment
WC
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
Adult acute – Day care and
treatment
Bathroom
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Clean Utility
Consulting, Examination
Doctors’ Office
Dirty Utility
Disposal
Major Treatment
Multi-bed Room
Office
Patient Changing Cubicle
Patient Waiting
Shower
Single-bed Room
Sitting/Recovery
Staff Base
Staff Changing
Store
Treatment
WC
Category
Adult acute – nursing section
5
5
4
3
6
3
3
3
6
1
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
Administration
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Committee Room
Common Room
Interview Room
Library
Office
Reception
Rest Room
Store
WC
Department/Activity Space
4
5
5
3
5
6
3
3
3
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
Bathroom
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Clean Room
Cloakroom
Day Room
Dining Room
Dirty Utility
Disposal
Flower Bay
Linen Bay
Multi-bed Room
Office
Pantry
Relatives’ Room
Seminar
Shower
Single-bed Room
Staff Base
Store
Switchroom
Treatment Room
WC
Wheelchair Park
4
5
5
3
6
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
6
4
5
6
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
Ambulance station
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Control Room
Drying Room
Kitchen
Mess Room
Office
Shower
Sluice Room
Staff Changing
Store
WC
5
5
3
2
1
6
6
4
2
6
5
5
Department/Activity Space
Category
Children – In-patient
accommodation
Bathroom
Circulation Space
Clean Utility
Dirty Utility
Flower Bay
Linen Store
Multi-bed Room
Office
Pantry
Play, Dining, Education
Shower
Single-bed Room
Staff Base
Store
WC
4
5
3
3
5
5
5
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
Children – Shared accommodation
Admission, Examination
Adolescents’ Day Room
Baby Feed Store
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Disposal
Education Space
Equipment Bay
Office Interview
Parents’ Bedroom
Parents’ Sitting Room
Seminar
Shower
Staff Changing
Staff Locker Room
Switchroom
Teachers’ Base
Treatment
WC
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
Dental
Boiler house
Boiler Room
Calorifier Room
Circulation Space
Staff Accommodation
Staff WC and Washroom
Switchroom
5
5
5
6
5
6
Children – Day-patient
accommodation
Circulation Space
Clean Utility
Dirty Utility, Disposal
Multi-bed Room
Pantry
Single-bed Room
Treatment, Examination
Waiting, Play
WC
Circulation Space
Laboratory and Darkroom
Office
Recovery Room
Store
Surgery
Switchroom
Waiting Area
WC
5
3
6
5
5
3
5
6
5
5
3
3
5
4
5
5
6
5
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Department/Activity Space
Category
Dining room
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Cloakroom
Coffee Room
Dining Room
Office
Sandwich Room
Servery
Staff Changing Room
Store
WC
Department/Activity Space
Category
Geriatric care – Nursing section
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
Educational accommodation
Audio-visual
5
Classroom
5
Common Room
6
Demonstration
5
Dining
5
Entrance, Reception and Waiting Area 5
Seminar
6
Library
6
Office
6
Servery
4
Staff Room
6
Store
5
WC
5
Bathroom
Bathroom, Treatment
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Clean Utility
Cloakroom
Day Room
Dining Room
Dirty Utility
Disposal
Flower Bay
Linen Bay
Multi-bed Room
Occupational Therapy
Office
Pantry
Physiotherapy
Relatives’ Room
Seminar
Shower
Single-bed Room
Staff Base
Store
Switchroom
Waiting Area
WC
Wheelchair Park
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
5
5
5
Geriatric care – Day hospital
Bathroom
Bedroom
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Clean Utility
Clothes Hanging, Waiting and
Wheelchair Park
Consulting and Examination Room
Dining
Dirty Utility
Disposal
General Sitting Space
Interview Room
Kitchen
Occupational Therapy
Office
Pantry
Physiotherapy
Quiet Room
Shower
Staff Seminar Room
Speech Therapy
Staff Cloakroom
Store
Switchroom
Treatment Room
Utility and Laundry
WC
10
4
5
5
5
3
5
5
5
3
3
5
6
4
5
6
4
3
5
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
Health centre
Child Assessment
Chiropody
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Consulting, Examination Room
Consulting Room – Audiology
Dental Surgery
Dispensary
Disposal
Health Education
Interview Room
Kitchen/Teaber
Laboratory and Darkroom
Nurses’ Service Room
Office
Pharmacy
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy (Utility Area)
Playroom
Pram Shelter (inside)
Recovery Room
Seminar, Library
Speech Therapy
Staff Common Room
Store
Switchroom
Treatment
WC
Category
Intensive therapy unit
4
4
5
4
3
6
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Fracture clinic
Appliance Fitting Room
Clean Supplies and Preparation
Cleaners’ Room
Consulting, Examination Room
Circulation Space
Dirty Utility
Disposal Holding
Plaster Room
Reception, Sub-Waiting Area and
Wheelchair Park
Store
WC
Department/Activity Space
6
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
5
6
4
4
3
6
3
3
5
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Clean Utility
Dirty Utility
Disposal
Laboratory
Multi-bed Room
Office
Pantry
Relatives’ Room, Doctors’ Room,
Overnight Stay
Single-bed Room
Staff Base
Staff Changing
Staff Rest Room
Store
Switchroom
WC
5
5
3
3
3
3
5
6
4
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
Kitchen
Bulk Provisions Store
4
Central Beverage Preparation Space 2
Central Cooking
2
Central Tray Preparation Space
2
Central Tray Service Space
2
Central Wash-up
2
Cleaners’ Room
5
Cooling Room or Larder
4
Day-to-day Store
4
Diet Preparation
2
Disposables Store
4
Equipment Store
4
Fish Storage
Special
General Preparation
3
Kitchen Cold Room
Special
Kitchen Deep Freeze
Special
Meat Cold Store
Special
Office
5
Pan Wash
2
Pastry and Sweets Preparation
2
Raw Meat and Fish Preparation
2
Sandwich Preparation
2
Staff Changing
5
Staff Rest Room
6
Trolley Parking Space
2
Trolley Wash
2
Vegetables, Salad and Fruit
Preparation
2
Vegetable Store
4
Washing-up Materials Store
4
WC/Washroom
5
APPENDIX – SCHEDULE OF FINISHES
Department/Activity Space
Category
Laundry
Assembling, Packing and Despatch
Barrier Room
Colandering
Calorifier
Central Disinfection Area
Classification
Cleaners’ Room
Drying
Machine Cloth Store
Mess Room
Office
Plantroom
Pressing
Reception
Rest Room
Solution Preparation, Storage Area
Store
Switchroom
Washing
Washing Materials Store
WC
5
5
3
6
6
5
5
Maternity – Central delivery suite
Abnormal Delivery Room
Admission Suite
Bathroom
Changing Room
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Clean Utility
Day Room
Delivery Room
Dirty Utility
Disposal
Equipment Store
Linen Room
Office
Pantry
Scrub-up and Gowning
Shower
Staff Base
Trolley Space
WC
Category
Maternity – Nursing section
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
6
6
4
5
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
Maternity – Administration
Circulation
Classroom
Disposal
Office
Staff Cloaks
Store
WC
Department/Activity Space
1
1
4
5
5
5
3
5
1
3
3
5
5
6
4
1
4
5
5
5
Assisted Shower, WC, Wash
Baby Feed, Demonstration Room
Bathroom
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Clean Utility
Day Room, Dining Room
Dirty Utility
Disposal Room
Equipment Store
Flower Bay, Linen Store
Multi-bed Room
Nursery
Office
Pantry
Seminar Room
Single-bed Room
Staff Base
Staff Changing
Switchroom
WC
5
5
5
4
6
6
3
5
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
Medical photography and
illustration
Changing Cubicle
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Darkroom
Display
Editing
Finishing Room
Office
Reproduction and Copying Room
Staff Room
Store
Studio
WC
Category
Mental illness – Day hospital
4
5
4
5
5
3
6
3
3
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
Maternity – Special care baby unit
and central baby feed kitchen
Bedroom
Beverage Point, Baby Feed
Demonstration
Blood Gas Analysis Room
Central Milk Kitchen
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Clean Utility
Day Room and Play Room
Dirty Utility
Disposal
Entrance, Visitors’ Gowning
Incubator Nursery
Linen Room
Nursery
Office, Interview, Seminar Room
Reception, Breast Milk
Shower
Staff Base
Staff Changing
Store
Switchroom
WC
Department/Activity Space
5
5
5
3
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
5
Art Room
Beauty, Hairdresssing
Behavioural Therapy
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Cloakroom
Dining Room
Disposal Room
Games Room
Group Therapy, Library, Music,
Quiet, Sitting
Heavy Workshop
Hobbies Room
Horticulture
Interview Room
Kiln Room
Kitchen
Laundry
Light Workshop
Observation Room
Office
Patients’ Washroom
Pottery Room
Recreation Store
Servery
Sitting
Staff, Seminar Room
Store
Switchroom
Timber Store
Treatment, Clean Utility
WC
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
3
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
2
2
5
5
6
5
5
6
2
6
6
5
5
6
3
5
Mental illness – ECT
Ante-room
Circulation Space, Reception
Disposal Room
Recovery Room
Store
Treatment Room
Washroom, Assisted WC
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
Mortuary and post-mortem
Attendants’ Room
Bier Room
Body Store, Trolley Bay
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Clean Stock
Compressor and Switchroom
Instruments
Linen Room
Medical Observation Room
Office
Pathologists’ Changing Room
Post-mortem Room
Refrigerated Chambers
Shower
Sluice
Specimen Room
Viewing Cubicle
Viewing Room
Visitors’ Entrance
Waiting Room
WC
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
1
Special
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
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HTM 56 – PARTITIONS
Department/Activity Space
Category
Operating
Anaesthetic Room
Beverage Bay
Central Store
Changing Room
Circulation Space
Clean Corridor
Clean Utility
Dirty Utility
Disposal, Holding or Collection
Entrance, Reception, Transfer Area
Equipment Store
Exit Bay
Office
Operating Theatre
Outer Corridor
Plaster Room
Post-operative Recovery Area
Preparation
Scrub-up
Shower
Staff Control Base
Staff Rest Room
Switchroom
WC
X-ray Processing
1
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
5
1
3
3
3
1
1
3
5
5
5
5
5
Out-patient – Audiology
Reception
Waiting Area
Children’s Play Space
Toilet Facilities
Audiometric Testing Area
Vestibular Test Room
Audiology Equipment Store
Principal Audiologist’s Office
Staff Office
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
Out-patient – Children
Circulation Space
Consulting, Examination
Dirty Utility
Mother and Baby Room
Office
Pram, Wheelchair Area
Treatment Room
WC
Weighing, Measuring Room
5
5
3
5
6
5
5
5
5
Department/Activity Space
Category
Out-patient – Children’s
Comprehensive Assessment
Assessment, Observation, Remedial
Therapy, Treatment
Circulation Space
Consulting, Examination Room
Dirty Utility
Office
Office, Seminar
Pram Store, Wheelchair Park
Staff Locker Room
Store
Switchroom
Viewing Room
Waiting, Dining Room
WC
5
5
5
3
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
6
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Out-patient – Mental illness
Assisted Washroom and WC
Circulation Space
Cloakroom, Patients’
Consulting, Examination Room
Dirty Utility, Disposal
Interview Room
Medical Records
Office
Psychological Testing Room
Staff Changing
Store
Treatment, Clean Utility
WC
5
5
6
5
3
6
6
6
5
6
6
3
5
Out-patient – Ophthalmic
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Clean Utility
Consulting, Examination Room
Darkroom
Dirty Utility
Dispensing Optician
Fluorescein, Angiography
Office
Orthopist
Staff Base
Locker Room
Store
Switchroom
Treatment Room
Waiting, Recovery Area
Patients’ WC
Staff WC
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Category
Pathology
Out-patient – General
Consulting, Examination Room
Changing Cubicle
Circulation Area
Cleaners’ Room
Clean Utility
Dirty Utility
Disposal
Office
Ophthalmic Room
Porters’ Room
Reception
Store
Test Room
Treatment Room
Trolley and Wheelchair Area
WC
Department/Activity Space
5
5
3
5
3
3
5
5
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
Blood Bank
Centrifuge Room
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Cloakroom
Disposal Room
Examination Room
Hot or Cold Room
Laboratory
Media Room
Mounting, Preparation
Museum
Office
Staff Room
Sterilizing Room
Store
Waiting Area
Wash-up
WC
Workshop
Special
3
5
5
6
3
3
Special
3
5
5
5
6
6
3
6
5
5
5
5
Pharmacy
Advisory Cubicle
5
Aseptic Filling
1
Aseptic Room
1
Balance Room
1
Bottle Preparation
1
Changing Room, Robing/
Interchange Area
1
Chemicals Store
5
Circulation Space
5
Cleaners’ Room
5
Cloakroom
6
Container Preparation
5
Containers – clean
5
Dispensary
3
Dressing Store
5
Drug Information Library
5
Emergency Store
6
Equipment Cleaning
6
Finished Products Store
5
Finished Products Quarantine Store
3
Flammable Store
Special
Goods Reception
5
Incubation
1
Incoming Materials (Quarantine)
1
Inspection, Label Preparation,
Labelling
3
Laboratory
3
Laundry Facility
4
Materials Store
5
Media Kitchen
4
Medical Gas Cylinder Store
5
Microbiological Media Store
5
Office
6
Packaging and Overwrap
5
Patient Waiting
5
Porters’ Room, Base
5
Preparation, Filling Area
1
Preparation Room
1
Reference Samples Store
5
Repackaging
5
Re-usable Container Collection
5
Security Store
5
Seminar
6
Staff Entrance
6
Sterilization
1
Still Room
1
Store
5
Trolley and Equipment Park
5
Ward Service Area
5
WC
5
APPENDIX – SCHEDULE OF FINISHES
Department/Activity Space
Category
Radiodiagnostic
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Clean Utility
Darkroom
Dirty Utility
Disposal
Dressing Cubicle
Lavage Room
Linen Store
Mobile X-ray Store
Office
Radiodiagnostic Room
Radiographer
Records
Recovery Room
Staff Room
Store
Trolley Space
Ultrasound
Viewing and Sorting Room
WC
Category
Residential accommodation
5
5
3
2
3
3
5
4
5
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
Rehabilitation
Apparatus Bay
Apparatus Bay – Hydrotherapy
Apparatus Store
Bathroom
Bedroom
Changing Cubicle – Gymnasium
Changing Cubicle – Hydrotherapy
Changing Cubicle – Treatment
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Clinical Room
Consulting, Examination Room
Disposal Room
Electronyography Room
Gymnasium
Heavy Workshop
Hydrotherapy
Individual Open Exercise Area
Interview Room
Kitchen
Laundry
Light Workshop
Main Waiting
Patients’ Shower
Plaster and Plaster Splints
Porters’ Base
Preparation Bay
Reception, Records Office
Recovery Room
Speech Therapy
Staff Changing
Staff Room, Seminar
Store
Switchroom
Timber, Materials Store
Treatment Cubicle
Wax Treatment Room
WC
Wheelchair Bay
Department/Activity Space
5
4
5
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
3
5
3
5
5
5
4
5
6
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
Bathroom
Bedroom
Bed-sitting Room
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Cloakroom
Common Room
Kitchen
Living Room
Office
Shower
Sitting Room
Utility Store
WC
4
5
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
4
3
6
5
6
6
6
3
4
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
Sterilizing and disinfecting unit
Circulation Space
Cleaners’ Room
Disposal Collection
Disposal Holding Area
Materials Holding Store
Medical Equipment Test Area,
Service, Work Area
Office
Reception – Clean Supply
Reception – Soiled Goods
Staff Changing
Staff Room
Sterile Goods Store
Sterilizer Working Area
Trolley Unloading, Maintenance Area
Trolley Wash
Wash Room
WC
Work Area
Category
Street
4
6
6
5
5
6
6
4
6
6
4
6
6
5
Secure unit
Bathroom
Circulation Space
Classroom
Clinical, Examination Room
Cleaners’ Room
Communal Area
Duty Room
Group Therapy Room
Gymnasium
Interview, Conference
Kitchen
Launderette, Utility Room
Library
Linen Store
Office
OT Hobbies Room
Quiet Room
Secure Room
Shower
Single-bed Room
Staff Rest Room
Store
Study Room
Training Room
Visitors’ Room
WC
Department/Activity Space
Circulation
Sub-waiting
Stairs
Lift Lobby
Disposal Room
6
6
6
6
3
Main entrance
Entrance Lobby
Entrance Foyer/Waiting
Quiet Room
Reception/Enquiries
Shop
Store
Office
Admissions
Duty Room
5
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
Works unit
Circulation Space
Office
Staff Accommodation
Staff Changing
Store
WC
Workshop
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
Younger disabled unit
Bathroom
Bedroom
Circulation Space
Clean Utility
Cleaners’ Room
Clinical, Examination
Day Space
Dining Room
Dirty Utility
Hobbies Room
Office
Pantry
Quiet Room
Shower
Store
Visitors’ Room
WC
4
6
5
3
5
5
5
5
3
5
6
4
6
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
6
5
1
5
4
5
5
5
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HTM 56 – PARTITIONS
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