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Date published Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Following extensive consultation with clinical and technical experts, the following resources have been updated:

Cardiac Care Standard Components
Changes include updating the overall layout of the bed room to show a square room with stacked ensuites to provide ample clear area to both sides of the bed for the significant amount of support equipment and diagnostic... More Details

Date published Thursday, January 25, 2024

An updated revision of HPU 131 Mental Health - Overarching Guideline (Revision 2.0, January 2024) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. The revised version has been informed by an extensive consultation process through a co-design approach with clinical, operational and technical... More Details

Date published Wednesday, October 25, 2023

An updated revision of HPU 540 Paediatric / Adolescent Unit (Revision 7.0, October 2023) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website.  The revised version has been informed by an extensive consultation process with clinical, operational and technical experts and consumer representatives.

Key changes to the document... More Details

Date published Wednesday, September 6, 2023

A new AusHFG resource, Pandemic Preparedness – Health Infrastructure Planning & Design Guidance, has been uploaded to the AusHFG website.

This new... More Details

Date published Thursday, July 20, 2023

Following extensive consultation with clinical and technical experts, the following resources have been updated:

Maternity Standard Components
Changes include updating rooms to reflect contemporary operational models, equipment and design requirements. All room names and sizes have been updated to align with the recently updated HPU 510 Maternity Unit.

The updated... More Details

Date published Wednesday, July 19, 2023

An updated revision of HPU 260 Cardiac Care (Inpatient) Unit (Revision 8.0, July 2023) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. The revised version has been informed by an extensive consultation process with clinical,... More Details

Date published Wednesday, July 12, 2023

An updated revision of HPU 430 Front of House Unit (Revision 7.0, July 2023) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. The revised version has been informed by an extensive consultation process with clinical,... More Details

Date published Tuesday, March 21, 2023

A new AusHFG resource, the AusHFG Spatial Benchmarks, has been uploaded to the AusHFG website.

The purpose of the AusHFG Spatial Benchmarks is to support the development of high-level area estimates for common hospital departments / services.  Spatial benchmarks are typically used during initial planning... More Details