Demoralised staff are caring for as many as 40 patients in a single corridor, unable to access oxygen, cardiac monitors, suction and other lifesaving equipment. Women are miscarrying while some nurses report being unable to carry out proper CPR.
Patients are dying in corridors and going undiscovered for hours while the sick are left to soil themselves, nurses have said, revealing the scale of the corridor crisis inside the UK's hospitals. In a 'harrowing' report built from the experiences of more than 5,000 NHS nursing staff, the Royal College of Nursing found almost seven in 10 say they are delivering care in overcrowded or unsuitable places, including converted cupboards, corridors and even car parks, on a daily basis.
These spaces are unsafe.' Some spaces, she said, don't even have basic electricity for nurses to plug in their computers. The nurse, who spoke to Sky on the condition of anonymity, said she has experienced burnout multiple times over the state of her workplace. 'I have come to the conclusion this week I don't think I can continue working in the NHS or as a nurse,' she said. 'It breaks my soul; I love what I do when I am able to do it in the right way.
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