About Architects for Health

This independent group was formed over ten years ago by architects to bring together individuals and organisations who share an interest in excellence in healthcare facility design - read more about Architects for Health...

Membership of Architects for Health is open to healthcare facility designers, planners, clinicians and those who share our aims - how to join Architects for Health...

Continuing Professional Development

Architects for Health is the only ongoing CPD programme in Healthcare Architecture and Planning.

All AfH Events are CPD accredited. Furthermore, due to our status as a RIBA Linked Society, all Events are considered RIBA Events, and therefore attendees can claim double CPD points.

AfH Diary of Events: 2009

Watch out this space, more details and dates are to be agreed/confirmed soon:

22 April – WARD LAYOUTS – SINGLE ROOMS VERSUS BED BAYS and other issues... IS THERE AN ANSWER? - afternoon exhibition + evening seminar at St Thomas' Hospital, London - download event flyer (PDF)

May – Conference in Rotterdam – more details soon

June – IHEEM & AfH Workshop - more details soon

August – 2009 Student Health Design Award at the RIBA

27-28 October – Harrogate Exhibition

October/November – JIHA & AfH joint event at the Embassy of Japan, London as part of the 150 year of Japan-UK relations - more details soon

26 November – AGM & International Event at the RIBA - more details soon

AfH Events Diary from 1993...

What's New

AfH 2009 Student Health Design Award - visit the Awards website at www.afhawards.org

Lessons from across the pond and more...: A new report has been published by the Nuffield Trust, entitled Across the Pond - Lessons from the US on integrated Healthcare which can be downloaded, along with other reports, from their website at http://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk

Design and Health International Awards 2009 The International Academy for Design and Health is pleased to announce the launch of this years Design and Health International Awards. This year, the programme comprises ten categories across key areas of international healthcare design and infrastructure development. The final awards, which will be presented at a prestigious ceremony to be held on 27 June at the Ritz Carlton Millenia, Singapore during the Design & Health 6th World Congress & Exhibition, will reflect important aspects of the exceptional work undertaken by researchers and practitioners at the forefront of the field. The deadline for entries is the 1 April and the ceremony will take place in June at the Design and Health World Congress. Download 2009 Awards Brochure

HaCIRIC Conference in Brighton 2-3 April 2009 Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre - HaCIRIC - are holding their annual international conference in Brighton on 2 and 3 April 2009. Architects for Health has a close association with a number of the contributing bodies, especially Imperial College which is home to the Howard Goodman Bursary. See the following link for a full programme including early bird discount and accommodation details. We hope to field a strong AfH contingent at this conference which has some promising topics and speakers. HaCIRIC Annual International Conference Invitation and Preliminary Programme

Winners of the AfH Second Student Health Design Awards announced! The winner was Elaine Neish (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK) and the Second Prize was awarded to Chi-Hang Chim (University of Technology Eindhoven, the Netherlands)

General Information

How to find Department of Health Design and Technical Guidance: Department of Health Design and Technical Guidance is available free to NHS employees via a login process through the NHS Estates Knowledge & Information Portal (KIP) - more details

Other Events

2/3 April 2009: HaCIRIC Conference in Brighton

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