Newly published data shows that almost 3,000 patients a day in England receive “corridor care,” meaning treatment in clinically inappropriate, make-shift areas within hospitals. The reporting draws on official figures released for the first time, which separate corridor treatment in accident and emergency (A&E) from other unsuitable settings. The figures record 2,241 daily cases of patients receiving A&E corridor care. In addition, 699 patients are treated in other inappropriate hospital locations, bringing the combined total to just under 3,000 patients per day. Sources describe corridor care as care delivered when there are not enough beds available in A&E and patients are moved or treated in areas that are not intended for clinical use. The coverage emphasizes the scale of the problem and frames the issue in terms of patient experience and clinical appropriateness, describing corridor care as unsafe and undignified. The reports do not attribute the figures to a single cause, but they link the practice to ongoing pressures that limit timely access to appropriate clinical spaces.
Nearly 3,000 patients a day receive NHS corridor care in England, figures show
Newly published data shows that almost 3,000 patients a day in England receive “corridor care,” meaning treatment in clinically inappropriate, make-shift areas within hospitals. The reporting draws on...
- Official data shows about 2,241 patients per day receive A&E corridor care in England.
- A further 699 patients per day are treated in other inappropriate hospital settings.
- The combined total is just under 3,000 patients per day.
- Corridor care involves patients being treated in clinically inappropriate make-shift areas.
- The data is published for the first time and relates to England’s NHS hospitals.
Published for the first time, the data recorded 2,241 daily cases of A&E corridor care, with 699 patients also treated in other inappropriate settingsAlmost 3,000 patients a day in England are receiving care in hospital corridors due to an unavailability of beds in A&E units across the country, according to official figures.Corridor care occurs when a patient receives treatment in a setting that is clinically inappropriate and is deemed to be undignified and unsafe. Continue reading...
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