UK hospitals are overwhelmed to the point of "collapse in care standards," with patients dying in corridors and nursing staff warning of dai
UK hospitals are overwhelmed to the point of "collapse in care standards," with patients dying in corridors and nursing staff warning of daily harm to patients, according to a Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report released Thursday. UK patients are "coming to harm" with hospitals so overwhelmed people are dying in corridors awaiting treatment amid a "collapse in care standards", a report said Thursday. In the latest indictment of Britain's beleaguered state-funded National Health Service, nine in 10 NHS nurses surveyed by the country's nurses union said "patient safety is being compromised". Nearly seven in 10 (66.8 percent) said they were delivering care in "overcrowded or unsuitable places" on a "daily basis", including in corridors, converted cupboards, car parks and even bereavement rooms. "The experiences of over 5,000 nursing staff across the UK highlight a devastating collapse in care standards, with patients routinely coming to harm," said the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The report condemned the "normalisation" of so-called "corridor care", with nurses unable to access life-saving equipment in cramped spaces. -One nurse in east England said corridor care in their hospital trust was "not an exception, it's the rule".
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