Mental health - Adult acute units (HBN 03-01)

This guidance covers the design of acute in-patient units for adults aged 18 years and upwards and supersedes HBN 35 Part 1 ‘The acute unit’ (1996). The purpose of this guidance is to inform the planning and design of in-patient facilities that are fit for purpose, provide value for money and support the delivery of key service objectives and policy drivers.

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