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16,600 Deaths Highlight NHS Corridor Care Crisis

12/30/2025

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  • Dr. Ian Higginson of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine warns corridor care is normalized in A&E, citing 16,600 deaths.
  • He criticizes the lack of outrage over these figures, urging urgent action to improve staffing.
  • The NHS acknowledges the unacceptable situation and states that efforts are underway to reduce corridor care.
  • There are more patients seen within four hours in A&E than last year.