Written question asked by Sandra Gidley (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 7 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2003. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 17 November 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many wards in NHS hospitals have regularly had patients of both sexes staying at the same time in the last 12 months; on how many occasions over the last 12 months hospitals have admitted a patient into a ward reserved for patients of the opposite sex, broken down by NHS hospital trust. - The Department does not collect info at the level of the individual ward. National health service trusts are required only to report on total patient throughput per annum.

Answer: Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many wards in NHS hospitals have regularly had patients of both sexes staying at the same time in the last 12 months; [138156] (2) on how many occasions over the last 12 months hospitals have admitted a patient into a ward reserved for patients of the opposite sex, broken down by NHS hospital trust. [138159] Mr. Hutton: The Department does not collect information at the level of the individual ward. National health service trusts are required only to report on total patient throughput per annum.

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