‘Devastating collapse in standards’ in NHS amid ‘corridor care crisis’ – report

The Royal College of Nursing said its report must be a ‘wake-up call’ for Scotland’s political leaders (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Wire)

Scotland’s NHS has been hit with a “devastating collapse in care standards”, with patients “routinely coming to harm” and unable to access basic services, a report by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has found.

The nursing union said “demoralised” staff across the nation’s hospitals have witnessed patients going into cardiac arrest while forced to lay in corridors due to a lack of beds.