Nearly 3,000 patients a day in England are being treated in hospital corridors or other makeshift clinical areas rather than in a bed on a ward, according to newly published NHS figures that highlight mounting pressure on patient care pathways.
The data shows an average of 2,241 patients per day experienced what is known as corridor care in emergency departments during May, with a further 669 treated in non-designated spaces elsewhere in hospitals, including wards without beds.
