Patients face 'torture' in corridor care system

NURSES have shared stories of the “broken system” of corridor care that “tortures” patients, with people left in chairs for days and one patient dying from choking.

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The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which published new findings on the practice, said collapsing care standards in the NHS are pushing staff morale almost “past the point of no return”.

The union contacted nurses who contributed to a major report on corridor care last year to see whether they were still providing this type of care and the impact.

Responses from 436 nurses this month showed poor care is still happening, with one patient left in a chair for four days and another patient dying after choking undetected in a corridor.