A Dispatches reporter has filmed himself working undercover as a trainee healthcare assistant at the Emergency Department of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
In one clip, an elderly man is forced to urinate in a trolley on the corridor in full view of staff and other patients while in another a woman is left crying in agony for hours, Channel 4 said. NHS England, responding to the documentary, said what was observed “is not commonplace in A&Es across the country and is not acceptable”, while the trust said it intends to fully investigate the claims.
“The things we’ve seen here today are clearly not just confined to winter. It was a year-round crisis in emergency care. “That could be any one of a number of hospitals up and down the country, which is absolutely staggering. Lorraine Tedeschini, CQC director of operations for the Midlands, said: “The trust’s emergency departments were overcrowded and patients faced lengthy delays.
Patients are waiting 33 minutes on average for an ambulance in emergency cases such as strokes and heart attacks, when the target is 18 minutes, the think-tank said. “Our colleagues are working incredibly hard to maintain safe services and we are grateful for everything they are doing to support our patients in this difficult working environment.
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