Corridor care has become ‘regrettable reality’ in NHS hospitals, regulator says

File photo dated 18/01/23 of a general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London. - (PA Wire)

So-called corridor care “must not become normalised” but has become a “regrettable reality”, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said.

There have also been “worrying reports” of people’s health deteriorating while waiting for elective care, according to the health regulator.