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Examples of accommodation schedule for isolation ward

Patient spaces (based on work by Edwina Fleming)

Patient Spaces
Room type	General description	Spatial requirement
Ward room	1 bed	# All non-essential furniture to be removed for infection prevention and control purposes Room must be under controlled access (lock or other). Room selection should prefer rooms with impervious smooth floors for easy cleaning. Room to be supplied wall mounted hand sanitiser Standard hotel bedroom, or similar can be utilised. Deep cleaning is required once the patient is discharged before a new patient is admitted. Room must have openable windows for ventilation
Bathroom	Toilet, shower/bath, basin	# Single use bathroom is recommended, not communal. Bathroom to have either a shower or bath, basin and a toilet. Deep cleaning is required once the patient is discharged before a new patient is isolated. Room must have openable windows for ventilation, if not possible the extraction and ventilation system must be reviewed before admitting patient (see ventilation section of this document)
If rooms have access to external balcony, access can be granted, however if room balconies are adjoined, access must be restricted.
If room have access to external garden, this must be restricted, unless external patio can be cordoned off.

Service spaces for isolation ward

Shared Spaces
Room type	General description	Spatial and other requirement
Linen store	General cupboard or room utilised for controlled storage and distribution of clean linen.	# Must be once-off decontaminated before use. Must be under controlled access (lock or other). Room selection should consider hard surfaces. Room to be supplied with gloves, apron and surgical masks and wall mounted hand sanitiser
Surgical store	General cupboard or room utilised for controlled storage and distribution of surgical items. This room can be combined with the temporary medicine store.	# Must be once-off decontaminated before use. Must be under controlled access (lock or other). Room selection should consider hard surfaces. Room to be supplied with gloves, apron and surgical masks and wall mounted hand sanitiser.
Medicine store	General cupboard utilised for controlled storage and distribution of medication, can be shared with surgical store. See above note
Dirty linen room	General cupboard or room utilised for controlled storage of dirty/contaminated linen. Used linen to be stored in bags and bagged into waste bag for transport to laundry	# Must be once-off decontaminated before use. Must be under controlled access (lock or other). Room selection should consider hard surfaces. Room to be supplied with gloves, apron and surgical masks and wall mounted hand sanitiser
Body hold room	In the event that a suspected patient becomes ill and dies prior to being transferred to a hospital site, a holding room is required for the body. This is an open room, preferably no windows and controlled access.	# Must be once-off decontaminated before use. Must be under controlled access (lock or other). Room selection should consider hard surfaces. Room must have mechanical ventilation Room to be supplied with body bags, gloves, apron and surgical masks and wall mounted hand sanitiser Room to be clear of all furniture and body trolleys to be provided (sourced from hospital site)
No shared meeting or socialising area to be provided
No shared dining area to be provided for patients, in room dining only