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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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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HPU 260 Cardiac Care (Inpatient) Unit – CCU describes the operational, functional and design requirements for the support, monitoring and...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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HPU 270 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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HPU 430 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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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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HPU 700 Logistics / Back of House Services outlines common operational models for back of house services associated with hospitals providing...More Details >>
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HPU 510 Maternity Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for a range of services that support the management of...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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HPU 131 Mental Health – Overarching Guideline describes the generic planning and design requirements that should be considered when planning...More Details >>
HPU 133 Mental Health Emergency Short Stay Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for a mental health service...More Details >>
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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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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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HPU 500 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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HPU 280 Oral Health Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for the provision of dental services in hospital and...More Details >>
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HPU 540 Paediatric / Adolescent Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for ambulatory care and inpatient units...More Details >>
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HPU 550 Pathology Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for hospital based pathology services.More Details >>
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HPU560 Pharmacy Unit describes the operational, functional and design requirements for hospital pharmacy services.More Details >>
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HPU 600 describes operational, functional and design requirements for a Radiation Oncology Unit. 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 the operational, functional and design requirements for a renal dialysis unit, including satellite and in-...More Details >>
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HPU350 Small Rural Hospitals / Multipurpose Services (MPS) describes the clinical, operational, functional and design requirements for facilities...More Details >>
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HPU 190 Sterilizing Services and Endoscope Reprocessing Unit describes the specific requirements for planning and designing a Sterilizing Services...More Details >>