Table 1 Recommended guideline for lighting in UK healthcare buildings.
Location | Illumination (lux) |
|---|---|
Reception and enquiry desk | 300–500 |
Desk in nurse station | 300 |
Bedded (ward) area | |
Patient reading | 300 |
General nursing care | 300 |
Examination and treatment | 1000 |
Operating theatre | |
Working plane | 500–1000 |
Operating table | 15,000–30,000 |
Accident and Emergency (A&E) unit | |
Working plane | 500–1000 |
Couch | 15,000–90,000 |
Dentistry unit | 500–1000 |
Maternity unit | 300–1000 |
Sterilising and disinfection unit | 300 |
Diagnostic equipment room | 500 |
