Force hospitals to open - not shut - wards

So the Queen's Speech today contains news that a new super-regulator will be created for the NHS and social care, which will, according to the BBC, have the power to shut wards in cases of poor hygeine.

Rather than a regulator that will have the power to shut wards, what the NHS really needs is a regulator with the power to open them again after hospitals have shut them to save money. All over the country there are hospitals and mental health units with bed crises because they've closed wards in order to reduce staffing levels and save money.

Cleanliness and hygeine are, of course, crucial issues in the fight against hospital acquired infections like MRSA and C Diff. But shutting wards isn't much of a solution. Where should the infected patients go, then?