A project manager’s guide to Healthcare Furniture Standards
For architects and specifiers, fitted healthcare furniture is far more than a collection of cabinets, worktops and storage units. In…
Maximising space in compact healthcare areas
Most hospital environments are designed, reviewed and photographed during the day, when departments are fully staffed, natural light floods through windows, support services are readily available and visitors are moving throughout the building. It is an environment that reflects how hospitals are intended to operate, but healthcare never stops. It therefore raises an interesting question - if hospitals operate around the clock, why do we often design their environments around daytime conditions, writes Katie Thompson, business development manager at David Bailey Furniture Systems?
How reception furniture shapes the patient journey
Most hospital environments are designed, reviewed and photographed during the day, when departments are fully staffed, natural light floods through windows, support services are readily available and visitors are moving throughout the building. It is an environment that reflects how hospitals are intended to operate, but healthcare never stops. It therefore raises an interesting question - if hospitals operate around the clock, why do we often design their environments around daytime conditions, writes Katie Thompson, business development manager at David Bailey Furniture Systems?
The silent role of fitted furniture in infection control
Most hospital environments are designed, reviewed and photographed during the day, when departments are fully staffed, natural light floods through windows, support services are readily available and visitors are moving throughout the building. It is an environment that reflects how hospitals are intended to operate, but healthcare never stops. It therefore raises an interesting question - if hospitals operate around the clock, why do we often design their environments around daytime conditions, writes Katie Thompson, business development manager at David Bailey Furniture Systems?
Is healthcare design doing enough to protect frontline NHS staff?
Most hospital environments are designed, reviewed and photographed during the day, when departments are fully staffed, natural light floods through windows, support services are readily available and visitors are moving throughout the building. It is an environment that reflects how hospitals are intended to operate, but healthcare never stops. It therefore raises an interesting question - if hospitals operate around the clock, why do we often design their environments around daytime conditions, writes Katie Thompson, business development manager at David Bailey Furniture Systems?
Designing hospitals for the toughest shift of all
Most hospital environments are designed, reviewed and photographed during the day, when departments are fully staffed, natural light floods through windows, support services are readily available and visitors are moving throughout the building. It is an environment that reflects how hospitals are intended to operate, but healthcare never stops. It therefore raises an interesting question - if hospitals operate around the clock, why do we often design their environments around daytime conditions, writes Katie Thompson, business development manager at David Bailey Furniture Systems?
The sustainability advantage of local manufacturing
Sustainability is no longer a future ambition within the healthcare sector - it is an immediate priority. With the NHS…
Why UK-made fitted furniture matters for healthcare
In recent years, the phrase “supply chain resilience” has moved from industry jargon to everyday reality. From PPE shortages during…
How modular construction and quality fitted furniture supports key workers
Across the UK, essential workers, particularly those in the NHS, face a growing housing challenge. Nurses, doctors, healthcare assistants, therapists…
How fitted furniture quietly shapes clinical decision-making
It might sound strange, but here’s a question most healthcare designers do not ask often enough - what if the…
