Design tricks to perk up your clinic

Even if you don’t own your premises or have the budget for a new build or a conversion, there is still a lot you can do to make your practice a nicer place to be. Architect Nicholas Jamieson shows how.

Slate flooring in the entrance hall and oak in the reception leads patients naturally through the building

As we all know, patients visiting their doctor are anxious about something – otherwise they would not be there.

It is also generally recognised that the environment patients find themselves in can play a major role in their well-being.

Patients visiting your practice want to feel calm and reassured – and the design of the internal environment, if carefully considered, can play an enormous role.