Corridor care has become so normal hospitals are fitting sockets in hallway

Corridor care has become so normal hospitals are fitting sockets in hallway

Many hospitals 'may have no choice' but to use corridors to treat patients, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) report said.

Hospitals have ‘no choice’ but to use corridors for patient care

Corridor care now routine across NHS, safety watchdog warns

Unsafe “corridor care” - once seen as a last resort during winter NHS crises - is now routinely used throughout the year, a major safety investigation has warned.In the first major report of its kind, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has found patients across England are regularly being treated in corridors, waiting rooms and other makeshift spaces because hospitals no longer have the capacity to cope with demand.The watchd…

Enhancing corridor care spaces the ‘least worst’ option, say nurses

An investigation has revealed nurses' and patients' belief that adapting 'corridor care' areas is the 'best-worst' approach to NHS overwhelm.

Corridor care ‘best worse option’ as hospitals adapt temporary spaces

Some NHS hospitals are adapting corridors and other spaces to provide care by installing plug sockets and emergency call bells in a bid to minimise patient safety risks, an investigation has found. Senior staff told the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) that they made the investment as they “could not avoid using these spaces”. A new report by the health safety watchdog said hospitals “may have no choice” but to use these spaces…

NHS Confederation responds to new HSSIB corridor care report

Corridor care is undignified, unsafe and frustrating for patients and their families.