The influence of spatial design on team communication in hospital emergency departments

Aims

This project aimed to identify spatial design factors that influence informal interprofessional team-based communication within hospital emergency departments

Key Expertise Provided:

• Bridging gap between research and practice: literature review of the influence of spatial design and health workforce practices
• Evidence informed practice: conducting research to building the evidence about what influence spatial design has on staff team communication
• Research Translation: Working with International Design forms and hospitals to utilise evidence into practice

Methodology:

• Literature review
• Photo elicitation
• Qualitative interviews and focus group discussion