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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
George Lithgow

Coroner criticises health board for ‘normalising’ treating patients in corridors

Treating patients in corridors can ‘slow the process of ambulance handovers’, a coroner said (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Archive)

A coroner has criticised a health board for “normalising” treating emergency department patients in corridors and slowing down ambulance handovers.

The “unsafe” practice also compromises patients’ hygiene, nutrition and ability to sleep, the coroner said.

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