Bed-bound hospital patients ‘told to soil themselves’ amid staff shortage, report says

Ambulances lined up outside Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent - (PA)

A damning report has revealed shocking conditions at a Kent hospital, where staff said bed-bound patients were told to “soil themselves” due to workforce shortages.

The report, by the Care Quality Commission, said one patient at Medway Maritime Hospital resorted to urinating in a bottle without privacy curtains, while others were left in soiled clothing and bedding for “hours”.