Minimum spaces between beds
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On Jul 11 2006 10:12AM  melanie.kay wrote: 
Hi,
Does antone have any guidance relating to the minimum spacing of beds on a ward- we have a nightingale ward having problems at the moment, we are going to perform a risk assessment, but could do with a guidance document to refer to.
On Jul 11 2006 10:59AM  margaret.kermode wrote: 
Hi

Infection Control in the Built Environment (NHS Estates) states 3.6m from the centre of each bed.

Also thank you to those who answered my question relation to bed spaces in dialysis units, I found a document Facilities for Renal Services from NHS Estates (2004) which states that in dialysis units there should be at least 900mm around each station (this includes all equipment).

Regards
Margaret
On Jul 11 2006 12:03PM  martin.kiernan wrote: 
I had an issue with bed spacings on a nightingale-style rehab unit. Matters came to a head when a patiend with a partuculatly invasive pneumo chest infection was transferred from a medical ward with decent bed spacings (but still not 3.6m) to the rehab area. The organism didn't spread on the medical ward but did to the two gents either side of him in the rehab area. The spacing here was 1.2m - clearly not adequate. We did present this as a poster at the FIS conference in Manchester in 2004.

Martin Kiernan
On Sep 4 2006 7:45PM  margaret.kermode wrote: 
Hi

Infection Control in the Built Environment (NHS Estates) states 3.6m
from the centre of each bed.

Also thank you to those who answered my question relation to bed spaces
in dialysis units, I found a document Facilities for Renal Services from
NHS Estates (2004) which states that in dialysis units there should be
at least 900mm around each station (this includes all equipment).

Regards
Margaret

Margaret Kermode
Specialist Nurse Infection Control
Noble"s Hospital
Strang
Isle of Man
IM4 4RJ
Tel: 01624 650651 or 650000 Bleep 161
E mail: margaret.kermode@gov.im


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On Sep 4 2006 7:45PM  hjenkinson4 wrote: 
Hi
A risk assessment is the right thing to do as issues will differ from ward
to ward..what may be satisfactory in one work area may not be satisfactory in
another area..and risk assessments are usually best performed by the staff who
will be working with existing/ new arrangements..

Consider the following hazards in regard to bed spacing
Clinical issues
Infection control issues
Manual handling
Slips, trips and falls
Resucitation procedures
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