HC Deb 16 February 1995 vol 254 c816W
Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on mixed wards containing acute medical, geriatric and psychiatric patients; and what guidance she issues on the mix of such patients.

Mr. Bowis

Hospital doctors are responsible for making decisions about the appropriate placement of individual patients, based on what is best for the patient's condition and in the light of available beds.