asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many hospitals built since 1997 have single-sex wards. [HL3028]

Information about the number of hospitals that have single-sex wards is not collected centrally. Guidance issued to the National Health Service requires the provision of single-sex accommodation, not wards, which can take a number of forms. NHS trusts may provide good segregation through single rooms, single-sex bays within a mixed ward, single-sex wards or combinations of these types.