The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has declared a national emergency due to severe overcrowding in NHS hospitals. Patients are being treated in inappropriate settings such as hospital corridors, car parks, and cupboards. The RCN warns that patients are regularly treated on chairs in corridors for extended periods, sometimes even days, and that some patients are dying in these conditions. The situation is described as 'endemic' and unsafe for both patients and staff. RCN England director Patricia Marquis emphasized the severity of the issue. The RCN has called for urgent funding to prevent the crisis from worsening.
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The Chief Executive of RCN Scotland says the treatment of patients in inappropriate hospital settings "is becoming normalised" and getting worse. How common is hospital โcorridor careโ? https://t.co/bmbg3EyyiX
RCN England director Patricia Marquis says 'corridor care' in hospitals has now become "endemic", as nurses declare a 'national emergency' during a conference. "It isn't safe for patients and it isn't good for staff to look after them without the right equipment!" @iromg https://t.co/isfzxuEpKW
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Patients are regularly treated on chairs in corridors for extended periods of time and sometimes even days, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said. Sky's @rachaelvenables reports. Read more: https://t.co/FgV42LIRJZ ๐บ Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/nxfiLJPxQX
The Royal College of Nursing has called NHS overcrowding a national emergency. #BBCBreakfast https://t.co/qxD29FAmsX
Rise in hospital โcorridor careโ is national emergency, union warns https://t.co/0cFe23qC23
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