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A&E ‘corridor care’ now normal at NHS hospitals in England, senior doctor says

Consultant’s comments come as north London hospital posts specific ad for corridor care nurses

The Guardian - UK

Hospital advertises ‘corridor care’ shifts amid pressure on A&E

Whittington Hospital in Archway, north London, is experiencing ‘very significant pressure’ in its urgent and emergency care, the trust said.

Evening Standard

Hospital advertises for ‘corridor care’ A&E nurses to ease NHS winter crisis

While some hospitals have stood down critical incident declarations, they said emergency departments remain under unprecedented pressure

The Independent UK

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A&E departments ‘absolutely full to bursting’ as flu surge worsens already dire situation, top medic warns

Hospitals ‘don’t have enough beds’ to deal with additional pressure of bad flu season

The Independent UK

Lung diseases ‘silently suffocating’ the NHS, charity warns

Analysis by Asthma and Lung UK found lung diseases were responsible for one in eight emergency hospital admissions in England last year.

The Independent UK

NHS facing ‘real problems this winter’ and Budget cash will not prevent avoidable deaths, Streeting warns

‘I think in one Budget, you cannot undo 14 years of damage,’ admits chancellor Rachel Reeves

The Independent UK

Britain's NHS nightmare: How COVID-19, cost-cutting and burnout pushed the UK's health system to the brink

British doctors are risking their jobs to speak out against what they say is an unfolding catastrophe in the national health system, with patients left lying on hospital floors and in corridors while they wait for help.

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Ministers could help the patients dying in NHS hospital corridors right now – they just choose not to

Be under no illusion: the hundreds of avoidable deaths in the NHS every week are the result of political decisions, says palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke

The Guardian - UK

NHS pressure ‘intolerable and unsustainable’, warn medics

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine claimed that somewhere between 300 and 500 people are dying each week due to delays.

The Independent UK

UK deaths due to emergency care delays 'not a short-term thing'

AN estimated 500 people are dying each week because of delays in emergency care and it's “not a short-term thing”, a senior health official…

The National (Scotland)

Politicians and experts react to claim up to 500 people could die each week due to crippling NHS delays

"All this is at a level that most of us who’ve worked in emergency medicine have never seen before. It’s dreadful."

Manchester Evening News

Medics aren't making up 500 extra deaths a week claim, insists health leader

Ian Higginson said the Royal College of Emergency Medicine figures were more than a 'guesstimate'

Wales Online

Deaths caused by emergency care delays ‘not a short-term thing’

Ian Higginson, vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said the current problems are not down to Covid or flu.

The Independent UK

Some A&Es in ‘complete state of crisis’ amid pressure on NHS, medics warn

Health chiefs warn situation ‘intolerable and unsustainable’ with strain greater than at the peak of the Covid pandemic

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The Independent UK

Covid drives record absences for NHS workers as staffing ‘crisis’ worsens

Exclusive: Tens of thousands of staff have been forced out of work by Covid each day, bringing widespread disruption to services

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