A new HPU 360 Subacute Care Unit (February, 2025) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. This guideline describes the operational, functional and design requirements for rehabilitation, older peoples health, and palliative care inpatient units. The previous version of HPU 610 was focussed on rehabilitation units only... More Details
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Date published Thursday, January 30, 2025
We are pleased to advise that a new resource 'Design Guidance: Doors' has been uploaded to the AusHFG website.
This new resource provides definitions, information and considerations for doors and associated elements that are used on healthcare infrastructure projects... More Details
Date published Thursday, December 19, 2024
An updated revision of HPU 440 Medical Imaging Unit (Revision 8.0, December 2024) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. The revised version has been informed by an extensive consultation process with clinical, operational and technical experts.
Key changes to the document include:
- Inclusion of... More Details
Date published Friday, December 13, 2024
We are pleased to advise that a new resource ‘AHIA POE Framework’ been uploaded to the AusHFG website.
The purpose of the Framework is to improve existing POE approaches by drawing... More Details
Date published Thursday, November 21, 2024
To all of the AusHFG User Community,
We wish to advise that we will be shutting down from Monday 23rd December 2024 and reopening on Monday 6 January 2025.
We will attend to your enquiries and feedback upon our return.
The AusHFG Team would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday season.
Date published Wednesday, October 16, 2024
An updated revision of HPU 520 Operating Suite (Revision 7.0, October 2024) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. The revised version has been informed by an extensive consultation process with clinical, operational and technical experts.
Key changes to the document include:
- Expansion of the... More Details
Date published Monday, October 14, 2024
An updated revision of HPU 134 Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit (Revision 8.0, October 2024) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. The revised version has been informed by an extensive consultation process... More Details
Date published Thursday, August 22, 2024
HPU 133 Mental Health Emergency Short Stay Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for a mental health service providing short term admission for those with low to medium acuity mental health problems who present to an Emergency Department (ED) and do not require admission to an acute mental health inpatient unit. This facility is usually collocated with ED.
... More DetailsDate published Thursday, August 15, 2024
We are pleased to advise that a new suite of sustainability guidance documents have been uploaded to the AusHFG website. These documents provide advice on the following three topics:
- electrification,
- electric vehicle infrastructure, and
- climate resilience... More Details
Date published Monday, April 29, 2024
The Australian Health Design Council (AHDC) hosted a webinar on 18th April 2024. The focus of this webinar was on the use of the Australian Health Facility Guidelines (AusHFG) on health infrastructure projects across Australia. In the first session of this webinar, Marnie Blackburn and Shalyce Corney, from the AHIA/AusHFG Team, presented an overview of the AusHFG development processes and... More Details