Many of the most seriously ill patients are waiting for hours on trolleys and in corridors as the NHS struggles to find them beds, BBC research shows.
The BBC research - based on analysis of NHS England data - found the delays faced by some of the frailest and sickest patients have risen sharply this winter. She spent more than six hours on a trolley in a corridor - much of the time with the paramedics who had brought her in."The staff were nice... but they were just so busy."The trust said it could not comment on individual cases but acknowledged the busy nature of the hospital meant some patients faced long waits.
Similar pressures are being seen in other parts of the UK, but because of the way figures are collected direct comparisons cannot be made. "We do our best to make sure they are comfortable and react if they deteriorate. But it is really upsetting for nurses to have to see patients like this."The winter has been the most challenging for a generation for the NHS.
Meanwhile, all hospitals have been asked to set up isolation pods in case patients with the virus go to hospital - the official advice is to phone NHS 111 and self-isolate.Don't go to A&E - some hospitals have installed special pods to keep potential coronavirus patients away from others
In a letter seen by The Independent, Sir Robert Francis QC, chair of Healthwatch England, said that funding to dozens of its branches, which are statutory bodies set up to champion patient interests locally, has been cut by 37 per cent since 2013.
Perhaps NHS could consider using Airbnb to isolate coronavirus patients to keep them out of hospitals ?MattHancock
If this is more than BBC hype and the sickest patients really are on trolleys, the medical staff and management should be sacked for failing in their duty to prioritise.
Fkin heavens above min terrible :( :( :( :( xxx 💓
Medicare for All!
It’s the same all over. Inevitable outcome of baby boom aging. Governments chose not to budget for this. It won’t be pretty.
Difficult to blame Govt, seeing as we all saw what was happening and gave em another term
ShatterlySadie
Meanwhile rich people are hoarding money and not paying their fair share that would go a long way to resolving many problems WealthInequality
My mum spent three days I’ll try in the hallway have a hospital surrounded by 20 or 30 other people
And what of the dopest patients?
And probably another 1m more when/if coronavirus hits
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