The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust is
pleased to confirm that we are compliant with the Government’s
requirements to eliminate mixed-sex accommodation, except when it
is in the patient’s overall best interest, or reflects their
personal choice.
We have the necessary facilities, resources and culture to
ensure that patients who are admitted to our hospitals will only
share the room where they sleep with members of the same sex, and
that same sex toilets and bathrooms will be close to their bed
area. Sharing with members of the opposite sex will only happen
when clinically necessary (for example where patients need
specialist equipment such as in the intensive care unit, high care
areas on wards and recovery bay in theatre), or when patients
actively choose to share (Renal Unit, Rheumatology Unit,
Chemotherapy Unit and Paediatrics).
If our care should fall short of the required standard we will
report it. We have set up an audit mechanism to make sure that we
do not misclassify any of our reports. We will publish results via
the Quality and Safety report monthly at Trust Board, Quality and
Safety Committee and Quality Review meetings with
commissioners.