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RCN: Corridor Care Endangers Patients, Urgent Reform Needed
1/15/2026
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Story summary
- The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) warns that corridor care in the NHS causes patient deaths and distress among staff.
- A report shows patients are left in makeshift wards.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting aims to eliminate corridor care by 2029 despite hospital overloads and the 16,600 annual deaths due to delays in emergency care.
- Wes Streeting announced a £450 million investment to improve urgent care services and reduce waiting lists.
