Non-Clinical Area Planning
Planning the administrative, staff and support areas that keep the hospital running.
Non-clinical area planning plans the support fabric of a hospital: the administrative, staff, service and logistics areas - reception and records, offices, staff facilities, housekeeping and stores, laundry, kitchen, and engineering and utility spaces - and how these support zones relate to the clinical core. It sets non-clinical functional zoning so support functions serve clinical areas without crossing patient flows or contaminating sterile zones.
What this service covers
- Administrative, reception and records functional areas
- Staff amenities and support spaces
- Housekeeping, storage and materials areas
- Laundry, kitchen and dietary support planning
- Engineering, plant and utility support areas
- Non-clinical functional zoning and segregation
- Service and logistics routes feeding clinical areas
- Proximity, access and separation between clinical and support zones
- Staff, public and service circulation separation
- Documented non-clinical area plan
Our process
- Confirm the clinical plan and support demand
- Inventory non-clinical functional areas
- Define roles, sizing drivers and zoning
- Plan service and staff routes to clinical areas
- Set separation and adjacency rules
- Document the non-clinical area plan
Frequently asked questions
What does non-clinical area planning include?
Administrative, reception and records areas, staff facilities, housekeeping and stores, laundry, kitchen, engineering and utility spaces, plus their zoning and service routes.
When is it needed?
Alongside clinical area planning during early planning and design, so clinical and support zones are coordinated rather than retrofitted.
What information is required?
The clinical area plan, staffing and support volumes, and operational service flows such as linen, waste and supplies.
What are the deliverables?
A non-clinical area plan with an area inventory, zoning rules and service route guidance.
How does it relate to clinical area planning?
It is the complement: clinical area planning defines the care zones, while this planning defines the support and administrative fabric that serves them.