§ Mr. Spring:To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to publish the names of NHS trusts which have not met government standards for (a) single sex accommodation and (b) separate lavatory and washing facilities; and whether West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust has reached these standards. [131625]
§ Mr. Hutton:The elimination of mixed sex accommodation is one of a number of indicators that determined the performance rating for national health service trusts in 2002–03. Details of the performance ratings, including figures for each NHS trust, are published by the Commission for Health Improvement.
West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust is fully compliant with single-sex accommodation objectives. A small number of hospitals have yet to achieve these objectives on every ward. This is because a number of new hospitals and healthcare facilities are currently in construction, which will on completion bring all wards to the required standards.