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Content Update: Standard Components for Mental Health
Date published Thursday, August 21, 2025

Following extensive consultation with clinical and technical experts, as well as consumer representatives, the Mental Health Standard Components have been updated. 

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 134 Adult Acute Mental Health... More Details

Content Update: Standard Components for Emergency
Date published Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Following extensive consultation with clinical and technical experts, the Emergency Standard Components have been updated.  There has been a delay to publishing these following the Health Planning Unit publication due to a comprehensive audit and clean-up of the AusHFG Item Control Schedule and revised Room Data Sheet template for improved usability.

Changes include updating rooms to... More Details

Content Update: HPU 340 Adult Acute Inpatient Unit
Date published Wednesday, August 6, 2025

An updated revision of ... More Details

Content Update: Standard Components for Medical Imaging
Date published Monday, May 19, 2025

Following extensive consultation with clinical and technical experts, the Medical Imaging Standard Components have been updated.  There has been a delay to publishing these following the Health Planning Unit publication due to a comprehensive audit and clean-up of the AusHFG Item Control Schedule and revised Room Data Sheet template for improved usability.

Key changes to the Medical... More Details

Content Update: Standard Components for Operating Suites
Date published Friday, May 9, 2025

Following extensive consultation with clinical and technical experts, the Operating Suite Standard Components have been updated.  There has been a delay to publishing these following the Health Planning Unit publication due to a comprehensive audit and clean-up of the AusHFG Item Control Schedule and revised Room Data Sheet template for improved usability.

Key changes to the Operating... More Details

Content Update: HPU 300 Emergency Unit
Date published Thursday, April 17, 2025

An updated revision of HPU 300 Emergency Unit (Revision 8.0, April 2025) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. The revised version has been informed by an extensive consultation process through a co-design approach... More Details

Content Update: Part D - Infection Prevention and Control
Date published Wednesday, April 16, 2025

An updated revision of Part D - Infection Prevention and Control (Revision 8.0, April 2025) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. The revised version has been informed by following a comprehensive review of infection... More Details

Content Update: HPU 132 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit
Date published Wednesday, February 26, 2025

An updated revision of HPU 132 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit (Revision 8.0, February 2025) 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

Content Update: HPU 610 Subacute Care Unit
Date published Thursday, February 20, 2025

A new HPU 610 Subacute Care Unit (February, 2025) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. This guideline describes the operational, functional and design requirements for rehabilitation, older peoples health, and palliative care inpatient units.  The previous version of HPU 610 was focussed on rehabilitation units only... More Details

New AHIA Resource: Design Guidance: Doors
Date published Thursday, January 30, 2025

We are pleased to advise that a new resource 'Design Guidance: Doors' has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. 

This new resource provides definitions, information and considerations for doors and associated elements that are used on healthcare infrastructure... More Details

Content Update: HPU 440 Medical Imaging Unit
Date published Thursday, December 19, 2024

An updated revision of HPU 440 Medical Imaging Unit (Revision 8.0, December 2024) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. The revised version has been informed by an extensive consultation process with clinical, operational and technical experts.

Key changes to the document include: ​

New AHIA Resource: Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) Framework
Date published Friday, December 13, 2024

We are pleased to advise that a new resource ‘AHIA POE Framework’ been uploaded to the AusHFG website. 

The purpose of the Framework is to improve existing POE approaches by drawing... More Details

Christmas Holiday and New Year Shut Down Period
Date published Thursday, November 21, 2024

To all of the AusHFG User Community, 

We wish to advise that we will be shutting down from Monday 23rd December 2024 and reopening on Monday 6 January 2025. 

We will attend to your enquiries and feedback upon our return.

The AusHFG Team would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday season.

Content Update: HPU 520 Operating Suite
Date published Wednesday, October 16, 2024

An updated revision of HPU 520 Operating Suite (Revision 7.0, October 2024) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. The revised version has been informed by an extensive consultation process with clinical, operational and technical experts.

Key changes to the document include: ​

Content Update: HPU 134 Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit
Date published Monday, October 14, 2024

An updated revision of HPU 134 Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit (Revision 8.0, October 2024) has been uploaded to the AusHFG website. The revised version has been informed by an extensive consultation process... More Details