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22nd October 2009

Launch of the NHSScotland Carbon Footprint Report

HFS commissioned experts Arup and the Stockholm Environment Institute to calculate the consumption-based carbon footprint of NHSScotland activities from 1990 to 2004.

21st September 2009

Scottish Health Planning Note 04-01: Adult In-Patient Facilities

As part of our ongoing programme of developing a range of briefing, planning, building, engineering and technical guidance, the above document is now available for comment.

18th September 2009

Scottish Health Planning Note 00-07: Resilience Planning for the Healthcare Estate

The above document has now been published.

17th September 2009

Scottish Health Planning Note Reference Guide Version 8

This edition replaces Version 7 published in 2007 and is now available to download from Publications

1st September 2009

HFS Course Update

There are still a few place available on the courses coming up in September and October.

20th July 2009

NHSScotland 'Firecode' updates

Information about updates to fire precautions and fire engineering guidance in new healthcare premises.

15th June 2009

New Decontamination Enquiry Email

Please note that the contact email address for any enquiries relating to Decontamination is nss.hfsdeconteam@nhs.net

8th June 2009

The NHSScotland National Cleaning Services Specification

This document is a revised edition of The NHSScotland National Cleaning Services Specification and reflects changes in line with the Monitoring Framework for NHSScotland National Cleaning Services Specification and The National Education and Training Framework for Domestic Services.

24th April 2009

A Sustainable Development Strategy for NHSScotland

This is the first Sustainable Development Strategy for NHSScotland. It provides guidance for NHSScotland bodies on how they can contribute to the sustainable development objectives set by the Scottish Government, how and where to further improve their sustainability performance.

15th April 2009

Decontamination Advice

Decontamination functions within NSS are supported by Health Facilities Scotland (HFS) and Health Protection Scotland (HPS) from 1 April 2009.

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Scottish Healthcare Conference 2009

The 2009 Scottish Healthcare Conference will take place on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th November at Crieff Hydro Hotel, Perthshire. The headline theme this year is 'Developing a Sustainable Care Environment'. We are currently in the process of developing the programme however if you would like to attend then you can express your interest using the link below.

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Health Facilities Scotland

Glasgow: 4th Floor, Empire House, 131 West Nile Street, Glasgow G1 2RX

Edinburgh: Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9EB

Telephone: 0141 332 3455 Fax: 0141 332 0703 Email: nss.hfsenquiries@nhs.net