Assess the service a facility can support
An estate schedule can show rooms, floor area and ownership without establishing whether a facility can deliver the intended service. Planning needs to connect the physical setting with staffing, equipment, opening hours and the population it serves.
Define the assessment as a service-planning exercise, with appropriate specialist input. It should not be presented as a substitute for statutory inspections, clinical assurance or professional surveys of building condition and safety.
Space is not the same as capacity
Additional rooms do not create additional appointments unless the service can staff, equip and operate them. Assess the full package needed to make capacity usable before recommending expansion.
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- Six dimensions to examine
- Combine site evidence with operational evidence
- Compare options, not just deficiencies
- Questions for service planners
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