Design guidelines

Our design guidelines define the processes and procedures that inform how we design, plan and construct health infrastructure.

Guidelines provide information to assist health services, consultants, contractors and our partners to effectively plan and design health facilities.

The following design guidelines are available through these links:

Aged care

• Public sector residential aged care services (interim) facility design guidelines

Australasian Health Facility Guidelines

• Australasian Health Facility Guidelines - Full guidelines

Alcohol and other Drug

• Alcohol and other drug - Health facility briefing and planning

Changing Places 

• Changing Places design specifications 2020

Early parenting centres

• Early parenting centres facility design guidelines

Health planning and development

• Masterplanning guidelines

Mental health

• Behavioural assessment room in hospital emergency departments
• Mental Health Prevention and Recovery - Health facility briefing and planning
• Mental health tribunal room - Standard component

Universal design

• Universal design