Clinical Space Design
Designing the patient-care environments that clinical work happens in.
Clinical space design designs the rooms and spaces where care is delivered: consultation and examination rooms, treatment rooms, critical care bays, operating suite spaces and imaging rooms, tailored to the clinical work and workflow they must support. It defines room geometry, the arrangement of bedside, equipment and work points, and the design aspects that keep care safe - clean and dirty workflow separation, hand hygiene points, surfaces and sightlines - within the space each department has been allocated.
What this service covers
- Room-level design for patient-care environments
- Bed, equipment and work-point arrangement
- Clinical workflow and circulation within the room
- Clean and dirty process segregation
- Hand hygiene, surface and sightline considerations
- Patient, family and staff position planning
- Accessibility and usability within clinical rooms
- Room geometry, door and opening strategy
- Lighting, acoustics and privacy factors
- Documented clinical space design
Our process
- Confirm each room's clinical function and workflow
- Define room geometry and arrangement
- Plan equipment and work points
- Apply safety and segregation design considerations
- Check usability, privacy and accessibility
- Document the room designs
Frequently asked questions
What does clinical space design include?
Room-level design of consultation, treatment, critical care, procedural and imaging environments, including their safety and usability aspects.
When is it needed?
During design development, once area planning and the concept direction are established.
What information is required?
Room programmes, clinical workflows, the equipment each room must house, and the space allocated to it.
What are the deliverables?
Clinical space designs with room arrangements, geometry, equipment points and safety notes.
How is it different from concept design or area planning?
Concept design sets the overall design direction and area planning defines which areas exist; clinical space design designs the individual care environments themselves.