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Part B - Health Facility Briefing and Planning- Psychosis including early onset schizophrenia- Pervasive developmental disorders- Anorexia nervosa and related eating disorders- Severe anxiety disorders- Obsessive compulsive disorder- Tourette's syndrome- Comorbid drug and alcohol problems- Severe family relationship difficulties.PLANNING132 .4.00132 .5.00132 .6.00132 .7.00132 .8.00Functional AreasThe Units will cater for both male and female clients and family members(Child and Family Unit). Bed rooms in the Child and Family Unit will also needto accommodate family members in a bed sitting arrangement with a separatebedroom to the child. They may share an Ensuite arrangementSupport areas required in Adolescent / Child & Family Units will include:- Room that can be used for legislative functions (eg: Mental Health ReviewBoard sittings in Victoria); this room could be a multi-purpose room madeavailable for a sitting of the Board. It will not be required in the Child andFamily Unit.- Multipurpose Group Therapy/ Activity rooms that can also be used foreducation purposes- Large Interview Rooms to accommodate familiesThe Units will each require immediate access to outdoor space for recreationactivities.Storage will be required for general ward equipment, occupational therapyequipment and a range of age appropriate, therapy, sport and recreationequipment in each setting.Office accommodation should be located in a non-patient area of the unit withsecured access/ egress.ASSESSMENT/ MEDICATION ROOM (may be a shared facility):A suitably equipped room for physical/ neurological examinations which willalso contain locked cupboards for dressings, medications and emergencyequipment in keeping with legislative requirements. The Room will require twoentry/ exit doors.EXTERNAL RELAXATION/ ACTIVITIES AREASEach Unit will require a discrete and separate out of doors relaxation area.These areas will not be locked but access to and from the units should be onlyfrom the respective Unit and easily observed and monitored by staff. Staffshould however be able to prevent access to these areas at night. A commonexternal activity area may be shared if Units are co-located.HIGH DEPENDENCY / INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (Adolescent Unit only):The Adolescent Unit will require a lockable high dependency unit consisting ofat least one seclusion room (public mental health facilities only operated inaccord with the Mental Health Act 1986) and toilet/bath/ shower room openingonto a locked lounge area which in turn has immediate access to an externalsecure courtyard separate to other external recreation areas. Entry to this areadirectly from outside the Unit will be required for police assisted admissions orDHSThe Department of Human Services, VictoriaDesign guidelines for hospitals and day procedure centres02-Nov-04Issue 1Page 85 of 426