Health Building Note 12: 'Out-patients Department' (NHS Estates, 2004) recommends for consulting examination rooms, that there should be sufficient space within a curtained area for a patient to undress/dress in privacy, with assistance when required.
Health Building Note 10-02: Surgical Services' (Department of Health, May 2007) recommends the provision of individual changing rooms for admissions leading to either a dedicated individual waiting space for every patient or separate male, female and children's waiting provision.