Nurses across the West Midlands have revealed heartbreaking details of A&E departments 'accepting the unacceptable' amid the ongoing crisis in hospital care. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) gathered first-hand testimonies from nurses on the frontline, describing 'distressing and upsetting care' as a pattern across the region. Nurses describe care as 'undignified', a 'lack of privacy', and fundamentally unsafe conditions for treating patients. Hospital A&E patients had been held in a corridor on trolleys due to a lack of space, with apologetic doctors carrying out examinations using makeshift screens. The RCN's findings include accounts with nurses saying they would 'hate' to see their family treated in the same manner, while others describe their impending retirement as a 'window of hope' amid 'undignified and dangerous' care.
Hospitals 'accepting the unacceptable' with patients dying on corridors - West Midlands nurses share heartbreaking reality of A&E crisis
They have been gathered by the Royal College of Nursing, with Professor Nicola Ranger, General Secretary and Chief Executive, describing the findings as 'heartbreaking'.
NHS CRISIS A&E HOSPITAL CARE NURSES PATIENT SAFETY
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