Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 89534

Hospital Wards: Women

Tabled: 11 November 2025

Answered: 24 November 2025

Question

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative — Sleaford and North Hykeham

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

Karin Smyth

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 a...

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