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Capital and Facilities Division is resonsible for advice on all asset management matters impacting upon the Scottiah Government Health and Social Care Directorates responsibilities for NHSScotland. Particular areas of policy responsibility are:
Asset management policy
A Policy for Property and Asset Management in NHSScotland - NHS CEL 35 (2010)
Asset Challenge Methodology Diagram - A visual aid to assist the asset review process
State of the NHSScotland Estate
State of the NHSScotland Estate report 2011 (opens in a new window)
A review of asset management performance in NHSScotland, identifying the current state of the estate, highlighting areas of best practice and areas for improvement. This national 'State of the NHSScotland Estate' report is a new annual report
being developed by Scottish Government with support from the territorial NHS
Boards and Health Facilities Scotland (HFS). It will report on asset management
performance, highlight areas of best practice, and set target areas for
improvement which align with the aims of the “Better Health, Better Care” and the “Healthcare Quality Strategy”.
Property transactions
NHSScotland Property Transactions Handbook 2011
The NHSScotland Property Transactions Handbook has been updated. The Handbook is now web-based and can be accessed via the above link.
NHS CEL 8 (2011) refers
Design quality
Click here to go the Design Quality section of this site
Sustainable development
Sustainable development policy
A Policy on Sustainable Development for NHSScotland - CEL 2 (2012)
CEL 2 (2012) provides a statement of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates Policy on Sustainable Development for NHSScotland.
The Policy statement supersedes NHS HDL(2006)21 ‘An Environmental Management Policy for NHSScotland’. However, there is much within HDL(2006)21 still of relevance to NHSScotland and those strands of activity identified as such are incorporated into the attached Policy statement and the supporting 2012 revision of the Sustainable Development Strategy for NHSScotland (published by Health Facilities Scotland).
The 2012 revision of the Sustainable Development Strategy for NHSScotland together with NHSScotland body-specific Sustainable Development Action Plans will form the framework and provide guidance for implementation of the Policy on Sustainable Development for NHSScotland 2012. They will also assist in addressing some of the wider sustainability challenges raised by use of the Good Corporate Citizenship Assessment Model (GCCAM)..
Good Corporate Citizenship Assessment Model (GCCAM)
Good Corporate Citizenship Assessment Model for NHSScotland - CEL 14 (2010)
CEL 14 (2010) announces the launch of the Good Corporate Citizenship Assessment Model for NHSScotland. The Good Corporate Citizenship Assessment Model Scotland website provides practical advice for all NHSScotland organisations on how to coordinate and further progress their contributions to sustainable development. This is done through a series of questions relating to all aspects of their organisation from travel through buildings to community engagement. The website also contains extensive support and background information. All boards will be registered with and using the self-assessment tool by the end of June 2010.
Climate change adaptation
The Scottish Climate Change Impacts Partnership (SCCIP) has recently published two new resources aimed at helping organisations across the public sector adapt to the impacts of climate change. These resources were launched by Environment and Climate Change Minster Stewart Stevenson MSP in June 2011. A brief description and embedded links to the resources are provided below:
Climate Change adaptation - an introduction for public sector policy makers, resource managers and practitioners
How is Scotland's climate changing? How will these changes impact Scottish organisations and communities? What can organisations do to plan for changes in climate? This introductory document provides essential information about the changes in Scotland's climate that are projected for this century, it also explains how different sectors are likely to be impacted and provides information about how and why action should be taken now.
Climate Change adaptation workbook
SCCIP's Climate Change Adaptation workbook provides a step by step approach to developing a planned response to the threats and opportunities presented by changes in Scotland's climate. The workbook includes relevant worksheets and practical exercises designed to help those who have not yet considered the impacts of climate change for their organisation and those who have already begun to plan for and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
You can find out more about adapting to climate change by visiting the SCCIP website: www.sccip.org.uk , joining the SCCIP online community of practice (a community for practitioners to share information about adaptation work and access the latest research) or, by signing up to receive the SCCIP newsletter.
Fire Safety
Fire Safety Policy for NHSScotland 2011 - NHS CEL 11 (2011)
Car Parking
Click here tp go to the Car Parking | Travel Planning section of this site
Provision of Single Room Accommodation and Bed Spacing
Chief Executive Letter (CEL) 48 (2008) confirmed the guidance for the provision of single room accommodation. It also advised that further work was being taken forward to advise the Chief Medical Officer. This was taken forward as an Expert Consultation over three stages in which the Clinical Speciality Advisers (designated by the Chief Medical Officer) considered which of the specialities 100% single room provision is appropriate for.
That process has now been completed and the Chief Medical Officer has reviewed the outcome of the Expert Consultation and taken into account the views of the speciality advisers. He has also considered the impact of increasing multidisciplinary team working and new ways of delivering care during the anticipated life span of new builds and extensive refurbishment.
Chief Executive Letter CEL 27 (2010), issued on 20 July 2010, affirms the policy stance on single bed room accommodation and bed spacing.
The Single Room Steering Group Report can be viewed through the following link:
Construction Location Factors
SG Construction Advice and Policy Division Location Factors 2011
These are the location factors for Scotland that NHS Boards should use to adjust their construction estimates. The factors are intended to provide a general indication of pricing differentials; they should be used as an aid to, not a substitute for, professional judgement.
NHS Circulars
Policy documents were previously issued to NHSScotland under cover of Management Executive Letters (MELs) and later Health Department Letters (HDLs) but under the Scottish Government are now issued under cover of Chief Executive Letters (CELs)
Click here for a current list of asset/property related HDLs, CELs and other Circulars issued by the Division
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