Rooms for the nurse practitioners, practice nurses, and health care assistants to work in and for minor operations to be carried out in might need to be equipped extensively, with wet and dry sinks, safe and lockable storage for drugs, needles and syringes, good work surfaces and plenty of electric sockets as well as good lighting. Systems need to be in place for the disposal of clinical as well let’s call it household waste. An external bin store might be required. Places to store liquid nitrogen, the defibrillator, the emergency oxygen equipment and the ECG machine all need space and electric sockets. Lockable places for the storage of drugs, vaccines and NHS stationery (FP10’s, MED 3’s) should be provided. Storage might be provided in a spate room as being disturbed by someone wanting supplies can be quite annoying. Questions: Are facilities provided for the storage and disposal of clinical waste? Is there adequate lockable storage for clinical supplies, such as needles, syringes, dressings etc. Are facilities provided to lock away and store drugs and vaccines, and to keep them stored at the appropriate temperature? Is there a lockable store for blank prescriptions? Is there evidence of the annual maintenance of clinical equipment? OTHER FACILITIES Naturally GP Surgeries Premises will need toilet facilities for staff and patients, as well as for the disabled. Disabled toilet facilities need to be larger and more spacious in design with a wide door and grab rails plus an alarm system. Considerations should be given to providing a Cleaners Store with a low level sink. The provision of additional storage spare never goes amiss. Provision might be made for automatic lighting in stairwells and corridors. Rural surgeries might need a dispensary. Car Parking can be a nightmare at the planning stage. Arguably there should be a car park space for each clinician, including nurses on duty at the same time. The staff may end up with restricted parking and a permit system to park. Depending on the type of area, security may be paramount and the surgery site may be enclosed by a fence and controlled barriers. External Features The adequacy of car parking arrangements will be judged by the local planning authority. But it is important to provide an emergency parking bay for an ambulance and for the on-call doctor. Some surgery premises have barrier control parking areas and post limits on the time a vehicle should
Rooms for the nurse practitioners, practice nurses, and health care assistants to work in and for minor operations to be carried out in might need to be equipped extensively, with wet and dry sinks, safe and lockable storage for drugs, needles and syringes, good work surfaces and plenty of electric sockets as well as good lighting. Systems need to be in place for the disposal of clinical as well let’s call it household waste. An external bin store might be required. Places to store liquid nitrogen, the defibrillator, the emergency oxygen equipment and the ECG machine all need space and electric sockets. Lockable places for the storage of drugs, vaccines and NHS stationery (FP10’s, MED 3’s) should be provided. Storage might be provided in a spate room as being disturbed by someone wanting supplies can be quite annoying. Questions: Are facilities provided for the storage and disposal of clinical waste? Is there adequate lockable storage for clinical supplies, such as needles, syringes, dressings etc. Are facilities provided to lock away and store drugs and vaccines, and to keep them stored at the appropriate temperature? Is there a lockable store for blank prescriptions? Is there evidence of the annual maintenance of clinical equipment? OTHER FACILITIES Naturally GP Surgeries Premises will need toilet facilities for staff and patients, as well as for the disabled. Disabled toilet facilities need to be larger and more spacious in design with a wide door and grab rails plus an alarm system. Considerations should be given to providing a Cleaners Store with a low level sink. The provision of additional storage spare never goes amiss. Provision might be made for automatic lighting in stairwells and corridors. Rural surgeries might need a dispensary. Car Parking can be a nightmare at the planning stage. Arguably there should be a car park space for each clinician, including nurses on duty at the same time. The staff may end up with restricted parking and a permit system to park. Depending on the type of area, security may be paramount and the surgery site may be enclosed by a fence and controlled barriers. External Features The adequacy of car parking arrangements will be judged by the local planning authority. But it is important to provide an emergency parking bay for an ambulance and for the on-call doctor. Some surgery premises have barrier control parking areas and post limits on the time a vehicle should
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