Same Sex Accommodation

NHS South of Tyne and Wear Community Health Services is pleased to confirm that we are compliant with the Government's requirement 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 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, or when patients actively choose to share.

NHS South of Tyne and Wear Community Health Services is part of NHS South of Tyne and Wear. It delivers a range of community-based health services including district nursing, health visiting, community dentistry and community mental health.