Mixed-Sex Accommodation
Data on the number of occurrences of unjustified mixing in relation to sleeping accommodation in NHS organisations.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- MSA
- Reference code
- DCB1573 Amd 8/2019
- Publication date
- 04/04/2019
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
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- Collection level
Aggregate level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs once a month.
- Contact point
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- Applies to
- NHS Providers and private providers of NHS services with facilities to admit 10 or more patients at any one time
- Associated medias
- Effective from
- 01/12/2010
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Service
- Care setting
- Hospital
- Maternity
- Mental health
Review Information
- Scope
- NHS providers private providers of NHS services with facilities to admit 10 or more patients at any one time.
- Post Implementation review Date
- 31/03/2020
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
NHS standard contract
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
More information
All providers of NHS funded care are expected to eliminate mixed-sex accommodation (MSA), except where it is in the overall best interest of the patient.
This collection monitors conformance with a national commitment for all providers of NHS-funded care to eliminate mixed-sex accommodation. Breaches are reported on a monthly basis.
This enables the analysis and publication of consistently defined data to allow patients and members of the public to understand the extent to which MSA is occurring at individual organisations.
Page last updated: 13 March 2024