Trust apologises after hospital uses café to treat A&E patients

Trust apologises after hospital uses café to treat A&E patients

By Lee Peart 19 September 2025

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has apologised after a café at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford was used to treat A&E patients.

Corridor care now a 'regrettable reality', says CQC

By Lee Peart 09 September 2025

Almost one in five (18%) of patients having to wait for a bed on a ward are kept in a corridor or hallway, the CQC has found.

Official investigation into corridor care unveiled

By Liz Wells 27 August 2025

The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has confirmed it will begin investigating the prevalence of patients being treated in ‘temporary care environments’.

Government invests £450m in ending corridor care

By Lee Peart 06 June 2025

The Government is investing almost £450m in a ‘fundamental shift’ to urgent and emergency care.

Lib Dems call for 'end to corridor care' this Parliament

By Lee Peart 24 March 2025

Liberal Democrat health and social care spokesperson Helen Morgan has called on the Government to end corridor care during this Parliament.

Trust advertises for 'corridor doctor'

By Lee Peart 03 March 2025

An NHS trust has been forced to recruit for a ‘corridor doctor’ to ease pressure on hospital overcrowding.

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'Corridor care' in hospitals now routine, doctors say

By Lee Peart 26 February 2025

Treating hospital patients in corridors, waiting rooms and other unsuitable spaces has become routine, with four in five (78%) doctors providing care in these conditions in the past month, a survey...

Half of public say corridor care crisis could be solved in a year

By Lee Peart 03 February 2025

Half the public think corridor care could be eradicated within a year if the Government took immediate action, a poll has found.

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Nurses give 'devastating testimony' on corridor care

By Lee Peart 16 January 2025

A survey of over 5,000 NHS nursing staff has offered ‘devastating testimony’ of patients dying in corridors, lack of equipment and unsafe practices.

Corridor care becoming 'normalised', say Liberal Democrats

By Lee Peart 13 January 2025

The Liberal Democrats warned corridor care is becoming ‘normalised’ in the NHS as they revealed a record of 518,000 ‘trolley waits’ of 12 hours or more in 2024.

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Over one in three nurses delivering corridor care, survey finds

By Lee Peart 03 June 2024

Over one in three nursing staff are regularly delivering car in inappropriate settings such as corridors, a new survey has found.

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