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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.