Please find links to a number of documents that refer to the sexual safety in acute in-patient settings as added by Chris Holley, West Midlands CSIP / NIMHE Gender Equality and Women's Mental Health Programme lead.

Safety, privacy and dignity in mental health units: guidance on mixed sex accommodation for mental health services.  Department of Health June 2000
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4007095

With safety in mind: mental health services and patient safety. National Patient Safety Agency. July 2006
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/EasySiteWeb/GatewayLink.aspx?alId=5532

Sexual boundary issues in psychiatric settings. Royal College of Psychiatrists, London. June 2007
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/files/pdfversion/cr145.pdf

Informed Gender Practice. Mental health acute care that works for women July 2008
http://www.snpearstesting.org/InformedGenderPractice-web%20version.pdf

Sexual Boundary Violations by Health Professionals – an overview of the published empirical literature.
Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence. January 2008
http://www.chre.org.uk/_img/pics/library/The_Research_Evidence__-_Clear_Sexual_Boundaries.pdf

Clear sexual boundaries between healthcare professionals and patients: reponsibilities of healthcare professionals
Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence. January 2008
http://www.chre.org.uk/_img/pics/library/CHRE_Sexual_boundariesprofessionals.pdf