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10 Eliminating Mixed Sex Accommodation<strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Directors</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong>, <strong>29</strong> <strong>March</strong> <strong>2012</strong>Agenda Item 710.1 The NHS Operating Framework requires all providers <strong>of</strong> NHS funded care to re-confirmwhether they are compliant with the national definition ‘to eliminate mixed sexaccommodation except where it is in the overall best interests <strong>of</strong> the patient, or reflectstheir patient choice’. Those organisations that either do not make a declaration ordeclare they are not compliant will face penalties. Trust <strong>Board</strong>s must refresh theirdeclarations no later than 1 April <strong>2012</strong> and must ensure that they are clearly visible ontheir website.10.2 The compliance declaration should be accompanied by a commitment to audit dataquality and to publish the results. The purpose <strong>of</strong> the audit is to ensure that allepisodes <strong>of</strong> unjustified mixing are captured and reported, and that mixing is onlyclassified as “justified” if it is genuinely in the patient’s overall best interests. Noreportable breaches have occurred since the Trust first declared its compliance in<strong>March</strong> 2011; therefore no audit has been necessary10.3 A matrix for determining clinically justified breaches has been agreed with NHS <strong>Devon</strong>as the lead commissioner and reporting arrangements are in place through themonthly contract quality review meetings.Declaration <strong>of</strong> compliance<strong>Devon</strong> <strong>Partnership</strong> NHS Trust is pleased to confirm that we are compliant withthe Government’s requirement to eliminate mixed-sex accommodation, exceptwhen 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 patientswho are admitted to our hospitals will only share the room where they sleep withmembers <strong>of</strong> the same sex, and same-sex toilets and bathrooms will be close totheir bed area. Sharing with members <strong>of</strong> the opposite sex will only happen whenclinically necessary such as where people need the highest level <strong>of</strong> one to onenursing support and observation for short periods <strong>of</strong> time (for example in a highdependency or ‘extra care’ area in an acute inpatient ward).If our care should fall short <strong>of</strong> the required standard, we will report it. We will alsoset up an audit mechanism to make sure that we do not misclassify any <strong>of</strong> ourreports. We will publish the results <strong>of</strong> that audit as part <strong>of</strong> our ‘quality <strong>of</strong> care andpatient experience’ report in September <strong>2012</strong>.11 Recommendation to the <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Directors</strong>The <strong>Board</strong> is asked to receive the report and note its contents and to approve thestatement <strong>of</strong> compliance with eliminating mixed sex accommodation requirements asset out above.Alison MooresDirector <strong>of</strong> Nursing and Practice12 th <strong>March</strong> <strong>2012</strong>Appendix 1: Quality, safety and effectiveness performance indicators <strong>2012</strong>/13Appendix 2: PCA quality assuranceAppendix 3: <strong>2012</strong>/13 CQUIN targetsPage 49 <strong>of</strong> 156

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