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Cooper Orders NHS to End Corridor Care for Children

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  • Health Secretary Yvette Cooper announced actions to stop children receiving treatment in NHS hospital corridors.
  • Cooper pledged £140 million for urgent-care schemes, calling staff access to victims’ records a “disgrace”.
  • Cooper asked NHS England to draw up plans to eliminate corridor care for children and set new A&E standards.
  • Fifteen staff members were dismissed after an investigation found they accessed Nottingham University Hospitals’ tiger-attack victims’ records without legitimate reason.