‘Undignified and awful’: Patients dying in overcrowded UK hospital corridors, nurses warn
The British nursing union demanded transparency from the government on how many patients are being treated in ‘unsafe’ ...
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 ...
Patients who wait more than 12 hours in A&E ‘twice as likely to die within a month’
Britain’s most senior emergency doctor says figures ‘too compelling to ignore’ and calls for ‘urgent political action’ to ...
Long waits in A&E departments ‘increase risk of dying within 30 days’
The risk of dying within 30 days of leaving A&E in England is likely to be more than twice as high for someone whose visit ...
Birmingham hospitals bed-blocking crisis revealed as 80 per cent of medically fit patients not discharged
Hospitals across the Midlands are facing huge demand from patients but many cannot discharge those medically able to leave ...