Table 2 Included guidelines by source and country
From: Evidence-based design for neonatal units: a systematic review
Guideline | Source | Country |
|---|---|---|
Recommended standards for newborn ICU design, 8th edition (2013) | Committee to Establish Recommended Standards for Newborn ICU Design | United States |
Designing a NICU (2004) | British Association of Perinatal Medicine | United Kingdom (UK) |
Infection Prevention and Control Building Guidelines for Acute Hospitals in Ireland (2008) | SARI – Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) | Ireland |
Health Building Note 09–03: Neonatal Units (2013) | Department of Health | UK |
National Guidance for the Control of Legionellosis in Ireland (2009) | HPSC | Ireland |
Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of infection from Water Systems in Healthcare Facilities | HPSC | Ireland |
Sustainable Healthcare Building Guidelines (2015) | National Health Sustainability Office | Ireland |
How to specify healthy healthcare interiors (2013) | National Health Sustainability Office | Ireland |
Independent Review of Incidents of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in neonatal units in Northern Ireland (2012) | The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority | UK |
Guidance for neonatal units (NNUs) (levels 1, 2 & 3), adult and paediatric intensive care units (ICUs) in Scotland to minimise the risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection from water | Health Protection Scotland | UK |