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A guide to town planning for NHS staff

This guide is intended for chief executives in all NHS trusts together with directors of public health and directors of estates and facilities.  In addition, it will be a useful document for similar personnel in Foundation Trusts.

The guide aims to:

• outline the town and country planning system in England at regional and local level with reference to issues specific to the NHS
• explain the correlation between planning and health, and
• encourage NHS organisations to get involved in the planning process.

This should ensure that the needs of the health service are taken into consideration, and met, every step of the way, from planning policy through to planning applications.

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