Hospitals and psychiatric institutions that of patients who are confined to their bed. Doctors’ visits take place in the shared rooms, for example, where other patients can hear medical details. The Land Styria conceded that four-bed rooms in particular do not provide the optimum protection of privacy. However, the existing spatial resources leave no scope for using other rooms. Through the increase in the number of beds to 77 as part of the Regional Health Care Structure Plan for Styria – 2025, privacy requirements will thus be integrated in the relevant conversion and construction projects. The frequent immobility of neurological patients makes it impossible to hold the doctors’ visits outside the patients’ rooms. However, the diagnoses are not discussed where possible, particularly if they are serious. Personal conversations with doctors can take place in a separate examination room. Plans to increase the number of beds Commission 6 visited the 2nd neurological department of St. Pölten University Clinic in November 2020. The building structure is neither modern nor adjusted to the needs of persons with disabilities. 25 of the 36 beds in the ward are in five-bed rooms. It is difficult for the staff to provide adequate care in the cramped rooms because the beds have to be moved regularly in order to bring a patient in a wheelchair out of the room. St. Pölten University Clinic Difficult situations can occur when going to the toilet because the entrance to the bathrooms areas is cramped. Not all toilet doors are wide enough for wheelchairs. Access to the toilets problematic The acute lack of space means that wheelchairs, aids and special chairs have to be left in the hallway. This poses a risk to patients with a walking impairment because they are not able to hold the handrail on the wall. Hallways blocked The NPM had the overall impression that the staff were stretched to the limits of what can be reasonably expected in trying to ensure the appropriate care of the patients, particularly when the ward is full. It is only planned to move one department to a new building in 2024. Unreasonable strain on the staff X New buildings shall be constructed as quickly as possible to ensure adequate and contemporary psychiatric care. X Patient rooms with up to six beds and worn sanitary facilities are unacceptable. X Interim concepts, refurbishment and renovation are thus essential until new buildings have been completed. 58