§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list(a) NHS trusts which have wards which do not meet the single sex accommodation standards, (b) NHS trusts which do not meet the additional safety requirements for mentally ill patients and (c) trusts which do not meet the standards for separate lavatory and washing facilities. [102822]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 13 March 2003]: The majority of National Health Service trusts were successful in eliminating mixed sex accommodation by the target date. Over 98 per cent, of wards now meet our guidelines. The remainder will comply once current Private Finance Initiatives and other building projects in 24 NHS trusts are completed.
These projects affect only 164 out of 10,000 wards—less than two per cent., of all wards. To name the trusts involved would give a false impression that the whole trust is not compliant when that is clearly not the case.