Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust says no patients have stayed in mixed sex accommodation at its' hospitals without clinical justification since December 2010.

The announcement means no breaches of Department of Health guidelines on same sex arrangements for sleeping, washing and toileting have occurred for the 13 months since reporting began.

The trust runs hospitals in Thatcham, Reading, Wokingham and Slough.

Nancy Barber, deputy director of nursing told Newbury Sound: "Patients need to know if they are admitted into hospital they will not be sharing sleeping or bathroom facilities with people of the opposite sex. I'd like to congratulate our staff for doing such a great job in ensuring no-one stays in same sex accommodation when they come to our hospitals."