Nearly 3,000 NHS patients a day receiving corridor care in England, figures show
Summary
Almost 3,000 patients in England receive care every day in hospital corridors due to a lack of available beds in emergency units. This type of care is considered unsafe and undignified. New NHS England figures show most cases happen in a few trusts, and the health secretary says the government wants to stop this practice.Key Facts
- About 2,241 patients daily spend more than 45 minutes receiving care in corridors in A&E units during May.
- An additional 699 patients each day receive care in other unsuitable places like cupboards, toilets, or car parks.
- Only 20 NHS Trusts are responsible for more than half of all corridor care cases reported.
- Corridor care is defined by lack of privacy, inadequate access to food and water, excessive noise, and poor lighting.
- The hospital waiting list increased to 7.22 million in May, with nearly 100,000 people waiting over a year for routine treatment.
- The health secretary called corridor care unacceptable and said publishing the data will help target support where it is needed.
- Experts warn that current data might not fully capture the scale of corridor care or could be manipulated by some trusts.
- NHS leaders emphasize that corridor care has no place in the health system and efforts are underway to eliminate it.
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