Under the modernisation agenda, healthcare is being planned on an area-wide basis. Transfer of care from the acute to the primary care sector is taking place and healthcare professionals are developing new skills.
Agendas for the built environment are being specifically developed for healthcare premises around consumerism, design quality and sustainability.
The overall aim is to enhance the patient experience through improvements to the organisation of care and the quality of healthcare premises.
This section describes the impact of the modernisation agenda (health policy) and other agendas for the built environment (built environment policy) on primary and social care premises.
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