The Australasian Health Facility Guidelines (AusHFG) is an initiative of the Australasian Health Infrastructure Alliance (AHIA). The AusHFG enables planners and designers of health facilities throughout Australasia to use a common set of guidelines and specifications for the base elements of health facilities.
This document highlights the major infection prevention & control (IPC) issues and risks to address to achieve designed-in IPC.
Published March 2013
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Scottish Health Facilities Note 30 Version 3 Infection Control in the Built Environment: Design and Planning.
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