Action has been taken in relation to the sexual safety incidents reported during this period. Patients should not normally have to share sleeping accommodation with members of the opposite sex A) no, visitors cannot breach the msa standard as they are not admitted patients
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More pertinently, though, they cannot cause an admitted patient to breach the standard.
The trust is required to report any breaches of the eliminating mixed sex accommodation (emsa) standards to its commissioners
The trust can be subject to a financial penalty of £250 for each of these breaches. Nhs organisations submit data on the number of occurrences of unjustified mixing in relation to sleeping accommodation. 7.1 a breach will be counted as defined by the east of england critical network criteria, in addition to this, local amendments will be applied Sign off of any critical care emsa breaches beyond these criteria should be taken by the ceo of the provider organisation.
There were no recorded emsa breaches for the period April 2024 to march 2025 and shsc is compliant against the department of health guidance outlined in september 2019 and the mental health code of practice (2015). On february 13, 2024, emsa detected a data breach within its it network In response, emsa claims it promptly activated its emergency protocols, which included the selective deactivation of some systems as a preventative action.
