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Written question asked by Caroline Johnson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 November 2025. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 24 November 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Hospital Wards: Women

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of Hospital Trust permit men to be cared for on women-only wards.

Answer

It is longstanding National Health Service policy that men should not be cared for on women-only wards.

NHS organisations submit data on the number of occurrences of unjustified mixing in relation to sleeping accommodation. This data is published monthly and is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/mixed-sex-accommodation/


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
89534
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Women Hospital wards NHS trusts Men
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk