The survey, carried out between November 2003 and January this year in 150 NHS trusts, found that of the 62,277 responses by young people aged 17 and under, 41 per cent felt the service was excellent overall, while only two per cent thought it was poor.
But a significant proportion of 16- to 17-year-olds felt that an appropriate teenage environment would have an impact on their wellbeing. Forty-three per cent of 16- to 17-year-olds had been placed in a children's ward, while 35 per cent were on an adult ward. Only 12 per cent had gained a place in a teenage ward. The young people said in their comments they would be more relaxed around patients their own age, and that the crying of younger children distressed them.
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