The Trust has been given £430,000, which will be used to improve the patients’ experience in critical care areas at Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville hospitals and improve the privacy of patients’ bathrooms at the National Spinal Injuries Centre.

Sarah Watson-Fisher, chief nurse and director of patient care standards, says: “We are very pleased to receive this additional funding which will help to improve patient accommodation, delivering one of our patient promises to offer privacy and dignity at our hospitals. Whilst a majority of the Trust is already providing single-sex accommodation, this funding will ensure that we are providing higher levels of privacy everywhere.

“At Buckinghamshire Healthcare, the needs of the patient always come first and this extra funding will ensure that improvements are made in the areas that patients consider to be the most important.”

Funding will be split between the three hospitals; Wycombe’s intensive care unit will receive £145k, Stoke Mandeville’s high dependency unit £235k and the NSIC washroom’s £50k.

Extra information

• Single-sex accommodation is defined as separate sleeping areas for men and women, segregated bathroom and toilet facilities for men and women and in those trusts providing mental health services, safe facilities for the mentally ill
• Click here for the eradication of mixed sex accommodation detailed plan.