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  • Professional Estates Letters (PELs)

    Topics:
    • Safety and quality, 
    • Estates and Facilities, 
    • Safety and quality standards circulars

    Date published: 17 October 2024

    Last updated: 26 February 2025

    Professional Estate Letters (PELs) are issued by the Director of Health Estates.

    PELs are generally issued to advise Arm’s Length Bodies of policy, best practice guidance or actions to be undertaken on matters relating to the estate. This can include matters relating to both capital development and operational estate management. A registry of PEL letters shall be maintained by Health Estates.

    For any queries or copies of Legacy PELs [issued by Health Estate Investment Group (HEIG) up to 2015], please email HealthEstates@health-ni.gov.uk.

    Documents

    • PEL(24)05 - Designing Safe Spaces for Patients at High Risk of Infection from Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Other Waterborne Pathogens Adobe PDF (101 KB)
    • PEL(24)04 - Administrative Support Spaces in Acute, Community and Administrative Facilities Adobe PDF (392 KB)
    • PEL(24)03 - Decontamination of Reusable Surgical Instruments Adobe PDF (98 KB)
    • PEL(24)02 - Decontamination of Specialist Probes Adobe PDF (117 KB)
    • PEL(24)01 - Update to Estate Best Practice Guidance - Firecode Adobe PDF (156 KB)

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