Whittington Hospital in London is advertising for nurses specifically to provide care to patients stuck on trolleys in corridors due to overcrowding in the A&E department. The move comes as NHS trusts across England are struggling to cope with record patient numbers and ambulance delays, with thousands waiting for beds and hours for treatment.
An NHS hospital is recruiting nurses dedicated to 'corridor care' to treat patients stuck on trolleys in corridors in its overwhelmed A&E department.
It comes as reports suggest NHS Trusts are fitting power sockets and oxygen lines in corridor walls to prepare for large influxes of patients waiting for beds. Around 380 patients at Whittington Hospital spent at least 12 hours waiting on a trolley after being admitted last month. Stock imageHowever the Royal College of Nursing, with support from the British Medical Association, the Patients Association, Age UK and the Royal College of Physicians, has written to Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, and called on him to act now.
Professor Nicola Ranger, head of the Royal College of Nursing, told The Sunday Times: 'Recruiting tired nurses to do extra shifts solely in corridors is desperate. It shows just how normalised this practice has become. A spokesperson for Whittington Health NHS Trust said it had been experiencing very significant pressure and corridor care was an 'absolute last resort'.
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