Andrew Dowdeswell

A rule preventing patients of different sexes from being treated on the same ward was broken hundreds of times at Royal Cornwall Hospitals last year, new figures show.

A rule preventing patients of different sexes from being treated on the same ward was broken more than 100 times at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust last year, new figures show.

A rule preventing patients of different sexes from being treated on the same ward was never broken at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust last year, new figures show.

A rule preventing patients of different sexes from being treated on the same ward was broken more than 1,000 times at the Wye Valley Trust last year, new figures show.

The NHS rule, which was introduced in 2010, says hospitals must eliminate mixed-sex wards except for in certain circumstances.

A North Somerset restaurant has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Waverley takeaway has been handed a new one-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A South Hams restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

The Patients Associations said while the NHS faces "immense pressures", compromising patient dignity and privacy is "unacceptable".

A rule preventing patients of different sexes from being treated on the same ward was broken once at the Devon Partnership Trust last year, new figures show.