There are two complimentary areas of consideration in the design of healthcare buildings. These can broadly be described as healthcare specific design aspects - the areas generally covered by guidance issued by Health Facilities Scotland - and general good practice in design considering the human experience of being in and around buildings, sustainability and the effective and efficient use of resources directed towards achieving whole life value for money. These are brought together in this process, and in the collaboration of HFS and A+DS in the NHSScotland Design Assessment Process, by the means described below.