2011_06_15 PhD Workshop Paper v18 Final Draft sent to HaCIRIC 21st June 2011.pdf (246.02 kB)
Beyond scoring: facilitating enhanced evaluation of the design quality of NHS healthcare buildings
conference contribution
posted on 2012-04-16, 13:25 authored by Derek ThomsonDerek Thomson, Dennis J. O'Keeffe, Andrew DaintyThe evaluation of design quality using prescribed instruments, as now mandated by the UK
National Health Service (NHS), provides a research opportunity to acquire understanding of the
social interaction of the project stakeholder groups when they are engaged in design evaluation
activities. This paper argues that there is a pressing need for such a study, as without it, such
evaluations may be unnecessarily limited. This paper argues for a fresh and pluralistic approach
to be applied to the evaluation of the design quality of NHS healthcare facilities which
complements the methods currently used which are enshrined within prescribed instruments.
The new approach uses an interpretative research paradigm to understand the social
interactions of the project stakeholders whilst they use the prescribed instruments. The decision
to adopt such a pluralistic approach is discussed. The users of this work may include those who
seek to improve the design quality of NHS healthcare buildings.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
THOMSON, D.S., O'KEEFFE, D. and DAINTY, A.R.J., 2011. Beyond scoring: facilitating enhanced evaluation of the design quality of NHS healthcare buildings. IN: Proceedings of the 4th Annual Conference of the Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre, HaCIRC 2011. Global Health Infrastructure - Challenges for the Next Decade, 26th-28th September 2011, Manchester, pp. 68 - 82.Publisher
The Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre (HaCIRIC) © The authorsVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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2011Notes
This is a conference paper.Language
- en