Why the need for single room hospital accommodation?

What is it about?

Single room hospital accommodation is perceived to be required for infection control. However, with the abolition of mixed sex wards comes the recognition that there is considerable volatility in the male/female ratio over time. Single room accommodation is therefore more required to balance the demand for male and female beds than for infection control.

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Why is it important?

There is actually very weak evidence for single room accommodation as a means of infection control. You could say that the staff act as effective carriers of air born pathogens.

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