
Health Planning Units
Health Planning Units are a key feature of the AusHFG and provide detailed information regarding common clinical departments or services in hospitals and other healthcare settings.
Each Health Planning Unit contains information relating to a service description, related policies and guidelines, operational planning and design considerations. Each Health Planning Unit also includes a detailed schedule of accommodation and functional relationship diagram.
Each Health Planning Unit is reviewed on a three to five yearly cycle to ensure changes in clinical, technical or operational requirements are considered.
Information on updates to Health Planning Units is published on the News & Updates section of the website. Users are also invited to subscribe for alerts to all AusHFG updates.
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HPU120 Administration Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements to assist those planning office and related support space....More Details >>
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HPU 340 Adult Acute Inpatient Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for adult acute inpatient units (IPUs).More Details >>
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HPU134 Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for adult acute mental health...More Details >>
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HPU140 Allied Health/ Therapy Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for a health service providing a range of inpatient...More Details >>
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HPU 155 Ambulatory Care and Community Health describes the operational, functional and design requirements for ambulatory care and community...More Details >>
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HPU260 Cardiac Care Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for the support, monitoring and treatment of highly dependent...More Details >>
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HPU170 describes the operational, functional and design requirements for a Cardiac Investigations Unit (CIU) including cardiac catheter...More Details >>
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HPU132 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for the admission, assessment and...More Details >>
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HPU270 Day Surgery/ Procedure Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for a range of surgical and endoscopic procedures...More Details >>
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HPU300 Emergency Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements to receive, assess, stabilise and manage patients who present with...More Details >>
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HPU430 Front of House describes operational, functional and design requirements for a range of facilities including the main entry, public...More Details >>
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HPU240 Health Information Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for the maintenance and management of medical records,...More Details >>
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HPU 490 describes the operational, functional and design requirements for hospital mortuary and autopsy units.More Details >>
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HPU 360 Intensive Care Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) including Paediatric...More Details >>
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HPU510 Maternity Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for a range of services that support the management of pregnant...More Details >>
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HPU330 Medical Assessment Unit is provided as an addendum to HPU340 Inpatient Accommodation Unit. Medical Assessment Units are provided to manage...More Details >>
HPU440 Medical Imaging Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for the provision of a range of medical imaging...More Details >>
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The new HPU 131 Mental Health – Overarching Guideline (Version 1, 14 March 2018) describes the generic planning and design requirements...More Details >>
HPU137 Mental Health Intensive Care Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for the management and treatment of...More Details >>
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HPU350 Multipurpose Service Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for a facility providing a wide range of services to...More Details >>
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HPU390 Neonatal Care Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for the management of acutely ill babies.More Details >>
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HPU136 Non Acute Inpatient Mental Health Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for the management of consumers...More Details >>
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HPU500 Nuclear Medicine / PET Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for the provision of a centralised facility...More Details >>
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HPU135 Older Peoples Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for an acute mental health...More Details >>
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HPU520 Operating Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for the management of a range of surgical and related procedures....More Details >>
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HPU280 Oral Health Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for the provision of dental services to both adults and children...More Details >>
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HPU540 Paediatric/ Adolescent Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for an inpatient unit to manage babies, toddlers, and...More Details >>
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HPU550 Pathology Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements a dedicated and centralised facility to accommodate of pathology...More Details >>
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HPU560 Pharmacy Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for a range of pharmacy services to be accommodated in hospitals....More Details >>
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HPU133 Psychiatric Emergency Care Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for a short stay unit for people presenting to an...More Details >>
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HPU600 describes operational, functional and design requirements for a Radiation Oncology Unit. Radiation therapy is the medical use of ionising...More Details >>
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HPU610 Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements to inform the development of inpatient and...More Details >>
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HPU620 Renal Dialysis Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for the management haemodialysis and training. This document...More Details >>
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HPU190 Sterilizing Services Unit describes operational, functional and design requirements for the centralised management and reprocessing of...More Details >>