Internal Reference Number: FOI_8618
Date Request Received: 02/05/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 19/05/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Provision of Single Sex Changing Facilities
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: Please can you state what single sex changing facilities are available for clinical staff who need to change into their uniforms for work. Please specify the changing facilities available in all clinical spaces to include: Theatres Emergency Department ITU All wards Radiology | |
Answer To Question 1: There are the following facilities for Clinical staff: • 30 x Female staff change • 17 x Male staff change • 27 x female staff wc’s • 20 x male staff wc’s • 34 x single use wc’s (M&F use) • 36 x accessible wc’s all users (M&F use) | |
Question Number 2: Any others where staff need changing facilities, eg for kitchen staff, cleaning staff and other ancillary workers who need to change into uniform. | |
Answer To Question 2: There are the following facilities for admin staff • 2 x Female staff change • 2 x Male staff change • 11 x female staff wc’s • 11 x male staff wc’s • 13 x single use wc’s (M&F) • 5 x accessible wc’s all users (M&F) | |
Question Number 3: Please could you confirm how these are signposted - eg door label with stick person wearing trousers/skirt or written sign such as Female / Male changing room | |
Answer To Question 3: Signposting: all toilet and changing rooms have signs showing the relevant ‘stick’ person wearing trousers or skirt along with the written room use | |
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