What's the age range on a children's ward in a UK hospital?
In the book I'm writing, a girl of 15 spends some time in hospital. Now, with the kind of injury she has, she'd initially be in an intensive care ward, but once she's well enough, I suspect she'd be moved to an ordinary ward.
My brother was in hospital when he was 15, and he was on the men's ward, but that was over 20 years ago and I don't know if things have changed. What I want to know is would a 15-year-old be on a children's ward rather than an adult one?
Also, are children's wards for children of all ages, or are they split between younger and older kids?
Essentially I want to know whether a girl of 15 could be stuck on a ward with a bunch of whining, puking little ones.
The book is set in England.
I've already asked this question in the Parenting section but thought I may as well put it in here as well...