Clinics
Staff Workroom Desk and Screen Position for Clinics
Position the workstation around screen view, daylight, power and the user's dominant hand.
Explore the ideas
Plan in this order
- Mark screen view direction and window reflections from the seated position.
- Place writing and input surfaces to suit the user's handedness and equipment.
- Route power and data without crossing the chair movement area.
Worked example
Imagine a left-handed analyst whose monitor faces a bright window and whose writing hand is shadowed by a desk lamp.
Turn the screen away from direct reflection and place task light on the opposite side of the writing hand. Test reach to keyboard and notes from the actual chair.
How to test it
Work through a typical session and check glare, reach and cable movement.
Apply it to this space
- Layout
- Locate the workroom behind clinical rooms with a route to supplies that avoids the waiting area.
- Detail
- Provide task lighting, lockable storage for records, and a clear work surface for shared handover.
- Trade-off
- A larger staff room improves recovery space but reduces clinical area.
- Check speech privacy from public rooms
- Test workstation reach and storage access
The Elixir portfolio
Details worth a closer look
