Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Health › Nearly 3,000 patients a day in England face corridor care in NHS
Health

Nearly 3,000 patients a day in England face corridor care in NHS

Nearly 3,000 patients a day in England face corridor care in NHS
BBC News Thursday 11 June 2026, 09:08 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

New data reveals sheer scale of patients in England being treated in unsafe and undignified make-shift areas.

New data reveals sheer scale of patients in England being treated in unsafe and undignified make-shift areas.
England (LOCATION) NHS (ORG)
Originally published by BBC News Read original →

Related Stories

Woman, 37, fighting stage 4 breast cancer found dead in suitcase as man accused of murder

Woman, 37, fighting stage 4 breast cancer found dead in suitcase as man accused of murder Vanessa Sanchez has been remembered as a woman who 'loved fiercely and wholeheartedly' after her body was found stuffed into a suitcase at her apartment in Berkeley, California A man has been charged with murder after the body of a woman who was fighting Stage 4 breast cancer was found stuffed inside a suitcase. Vanessa Sanchez, 37, was found dead at her flat in Berkeley, California, in the US, after...

Daily Mirror 17m ago

Patients are dying in A&E corridors - but I've seen how things could be different | Sophie

When I started nursing at 21 we were able to deliver timely, good care. That has become nearly impossibleSophie (not her real name) is a member of the Royal College of Nursing and a senior A&E nurse in a hospital in the south of EnglandI began my career as an A&E nurse in 2010, when I was 21. It was a completely different world.

The Guardian Health 17m ago

Nearly 3,000 NHS patients a day receiving corridor care in England, figures show

Published for the first time, the data recorded 2,241 daily cases of A&E corridor care, with 699 patients also treated in other inappropriate settingsAlmost 3,000 patients a day in England are receiving care in hospital corridors due to an unavailability of beds in A&E units across the country, according to official figures. Corridor care occurs when a patient receives treatment in a setting that is clinically inappropriate and is deemed to be undignified and unsafe.

The Guardian UK 22m ago

Nearly 3,000 NHS patients a day receiving corridor care in England, figures show

Published for the first time, the data recorded 2,241 daily cases of A&E corridor care, with 699 patients also treated in other inappropriate settingsAlmost 3,000 patients a day in England are receiving care in hospital corridors due to an unavailability of beds in A&E units across the country, according to official figures. Corridor care occurs when a patient receives treatment in a setting that is clinically inappropriate and is deemed to be undignified and unsafe.

The Guardian Health 22m ago