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<p>Healthcare facilities should provide a therapeutic environment in which the overall
design of the building contributes to the process of healing. In 2013, the Department
published design guidance for acute and mental health hospital inpatient settings
acknowledging that views outside, together with access to sunshine or direct daylight,
have been shown to benefit a patient's recovery. This might include landscaped gardens
or a courtyard with good-quality natural planting. Copies of the guidance, <em>Health
Building Note 04-01: Adult in-patient facilities</em> and <em>Health Building Note
03-01: Adult Acute Mental Health Units</em>, have been placed in the Library.</p><p>
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