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.
'I have nightmares of dead bodies': Patients dying and undiscovered for hours in hospital corridors
Demoralised staff are caring for as many as 40 patients in a single corridor, unable to access oxygen, cardiac monitors, suction and other lifesaving equipment. Women are miscarrying while some nurses report being unable to carry out proper CPR.
'Corridor care' in overcrowded Scots hospitals has become 'normalised', warns nursing chief
Nurses are having "nightmares" due to their experience of working overcrowded hospital wards, health bosses have been warned.
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.
Northern nurses say it's now 'normal' for NHS patients to be treated in corridors
A hard-hitting report from the Royal College of Nursing features heartbreaking testimony from Northern nurses about the "new normal" in the NHS
Patients dying in corridors as UK hospital standards ‘collapse’: Report
Nearly seven in 10 nurses were delivering care in “overcrowded or unsuitable places” including in corridors and carparks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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.
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The Royal College of Nursing trade union is recruiting employment advisers to join its Cardiff contact centre
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