How can we design healthcare facilities that better support patient wellbeing and result in improved health outcomes?

To mark Queensland Healthcare week, we invited Dr Stephanie Liddicoat from the University of Melbourne to join us for a webinar where she shared insights from the Designing for Wellbeing project being undertaken by the University with support from the Australian Research Council and Lyons Architects.

Stephanie presented some of the key project findings to date including:

– An overview of research methods used to investigate the relationship between architectural design and wellbeing in paediatric hospital settings.
– Emerging approaches to the design of healthcare facilities in Australia.
– Actual and perceived factors in the design of healthcare spaces that promote and progress wellbeing, including examples of best practice.
– The impact of new approaches in practice, and the response of patients, the public and professionals.
– Insights into the key design factors that most effectively realise wellbeing benefits and goals.

The webinar was hosted by DMA Engineers Managing Director Russell Lamb.