Blowing the whistle on mixed gender hospital rooms in Australia and New Zealand: a human rights issue

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Blowing the whistle on mixed gender hospital rooms in Australia and New Zealand: a human rights issue

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

Description

The practice of placing men and women in the same hospital room (mixed gender rooms) has been prohibited in the UK National Health Service for over a decade. However, recent research demonstrates that the practice is common and increasing in a major New Zealand public hospital. Reports and complaints show that the practice also occurs in Australia. We argue that mixed gender rooms violate the fundamental human rights of personal security and dignity. The high rates of cognitive impairment, se...

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Research paper

Research format

Scholarly text / Journal article

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Article

Date created

2023-10-02

Creator

Towns, Cindy / Ballantyne, Angela

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/23420

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Biomedical Social Sciences / Ethics / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Medical Ethics / Science & Technology / Social Issues / Social Sciences / Social Sciences - Other Topics / Social Sciences, Biomedical

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