Patients Are Dying in Hospital Corridors, British Nurses Say
A damning report on overcrowded hospitals added fuel to a painful debate over the crises at the National Health Service.
Patients ‘dying in A&E corridors without painkillers’ as hospitals overflow into cupboards and car parks
PATIENTS are dying in A&E corridors and waiting rooms without painkillers as the NHS treats “unprecedented” numbers of people in non-medical areas, nurses warn. A major report by the Royal
Shocking footage shows NHS hospital corridor care as patients left to die on trolleys
Shocking footage shows 'Third World' scenes in hospital corridors as the Royal College of Nursing publishes a report saying the situation on the NHS frontline is 'worse than ever'.
Treatment in corridors becoming the norm - nurses
Hospital patients being treated in corridors is "becoming the norm" and some are dying as a result, the head of a nursing union has said. Helen Whyley of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Wales, was talking after the union published a report into the issue across the UK.
NHS patients 'dying in corridors and going undiscovered for hours', report says
Patients are dying in corridors and sometimes going undiscovered for hours, while sick people are being left to soil themselves, according to a damning report into the state of the NHS. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) published new findings into what is going on in England's hospitals as staff try to manage the number of people needing care.
‘Risk of patients dying ... is very high’: corridor care crisis spans UK, survey finds
Nurses are at breaking point around the UK as a survey shows nearly seven in 10 have to provide care in overcrowded hospital corridors on a daily basis
Patients dying in hospital corridors, say nurses
Patients are dying in corridors and pregnant women are miscarrying in side rooms as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope, nurses say.
Charity calls corridor care for end-of-life patients ‘heartbreaking’
Following testimony from nurses across the UK, Christine Irvine from Marie Curie said it was ‘appalling’ that palliative care ...
Nurses reveal ‘horror’ of A&Es so full they have to watch patients die
Patients are dying in “horror film” hospital corridors so crowded that nurses cannot reach them, a bombshell report reveals ...
‘Devastating collapse in standards’ in NHS amid ‘corridor care crisis’ – report
A major report by the Royal College of Nursing found patients are routinely coming to harm as the NHS struggled to deal with ...
Royal College of Nursing calls on the Government to end 'corridor care' in hospitals
Stormont's Health Committee chair has called on Westminster to fund Northern Ireland's broken health service amid fresh ...
Streeting describes nurses as ‘backbone of our NHS’ after worker stabbed in A&E
Wes Streeting has described nurses as “the backbone of our NHS” after a staff member was left in a critical condition by a ...
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Scale of NHS’s “corridor care” is revealed in Royal College of Nursing report
Has treating patients in corridors and cloakrooms become “normalised”? Jacqui Wise reports A nurse forced to change an incontinent patient with dementia beside a vending machine and a patient dying ...
John Swinney denies nursing report shows 'deadly reality' of Scotland's NHS
A survey by the Royal College of Nursing found ‘harrowing’ examples of vulnerable patients being treated in corridors ...
Last week was the ‘busiest yet’ for the NHS this winter
NHS England said almost one in seven occupied hospital beds (13,585) were taken up patients who were medically fit to be ...