Primary Care Centres explores the process of planning and designing buildings for frontline medical practice. Taking as a starting point the concept that good design contributes directly to healthy living, the book shows beneficial effects that a good design brief can bring to the staff, patients and visitors of health care facilities. It outlines principles for designs that are both practical and useful. International case studies of healthcare facilities in the UK, US, Japan and South Africa provide technical detail and give best practice examples of well-designed healthy living centres, with an emphasis on building performance and catering for the latest government policy developments. This new edition provides trusted guidance on investing in effective architecture for architects and project managers involved in the design of healthcare facilities. Dr Geoffrey Purves is Chairman of Purves Ash LLP, a firm of Architects in Newcastle upon Tyne. He has held a range of professional appointments with the Royal Institute of British Architects and is an Honorary Research Associate at Durham University.

Following on from the best selling Healthy Living Centres, this new edition explores the process of planning and designing buildings for frontline medical practice. Incorporating the theory that good design means healthy living the author shows the beneficial effects that a good brief can bring to the staff, patients and visitors of health care facilities and gives a practical guide to achieving this. After reviewing the historical approach to primary health care and outlining key current and projected developments, the book goes on to reveal the network of relationships that influence the design of the new generation of frontline medical practices. Purves sets new standards and procedures for uncovering and resolving the inherent conflicts of the design process, and shows how investment in effective architecture is beneficial to all users. International case studies including examples from the US, Japan and South Africa provide technical detail and show what a good design can achieve * Comprehensive technical coverage of primary health care planning and design * Exploration of the design process, focusing on the relationship between the architectural and medical profession * Highly illustrated, including 8 colour plate sections