1. Design Guidelines for Primary and Social Care focus on the Modernisation agenda integration of care: Traditional GP services Community services Social services Wider community seamless care social inclusion

2. A different framework A tool kit to support briefing and design of new and refurbished premises Information is structured in a route map: the planning process briefing and design information

3. Generic information A shopping list approach to support local decision making for: different models of care eg Primary care, one stop shop, walk in centre different procurement routes eg New Deal, LIFT, 3rd party development

4. Who is it for? general practice personnel primary care organisations trust managers architects developers others involved in the development of primary care premises

5. The route map 5 key stages understand the national policy framework prepare your local strategic plan prepare your procurement plan develop your project proposals establish detailed design considerations

6. Route map 1 National policy framework health policy built environment policy

7. Route map 2 Local strategic plan optimum service delivery pattern pattern and condition of existing premises

8. Route map 3 Procurement plan site related issues funding and procurement issues feasibility study

9. Route map 4 Project proposals project management strategic design issues project briefing documents

10. Route map 5 Establish design brief public spaces clinical activity spaces non-clinical activity spaces support spaces administration spaces staff spaces external spaces

11. Will be supported by case study exemplars Selected to demonstrate: exemplar process innovative service delivery design quality

12. Underpinning principles 1 Material arranged in layers descriptive headings of 10 words summaries of 100 words detailed text up to 1000 words links to further reference material

13. User access for different needs strategic summaries of information for: chief executives senior managers detailed operational guidance for: practice managers, primary care development managers project managers

14. Underpinning principles 2 Future flexibility separation of public, clinical and admin. space space as a resource not territory generic room sizes clustering of activity spaces

15. Evolution from paper to web base Easy to use index link to any section text search facilities headlines and summaries able to be printed as one document glossary - full text under each abbreviation

16. Benefits easy to update + version control first call for a whole generation dynamic - can be added to eg dentistry intelligence on use eg which items used user feedback systems