Multiple outlets report that nearly 3,000 patients are cared for each day in hospital corridors or other makeshift areas. The figure is based on how health services classify patients as receiving “corridor care.” According to the available reporting, a patient is counted as receiving corridor care when their treatment does not take place in a clinically appropriate and safe setting. The Belfast Telegraph and Evening Standard draw on this same type of data to describe the scale of the issue, indicating that these care settings are used when appropriate clinical spaces are not available. The coverage focuses on the daily number of affected patients and the definition used to categorize corridor care, rather than the specific causes behind the shortfall in suitable treatment areas. Across the sources provided, the central points are consistent: the reported near-3,000 daily total and the classification rule based on whether treatment occurs in a clinically appropriate and safe environment.