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ALT Commenting on Channel 4 Dispatches Undercover A&E: NHS in crisis, Siva Anandaciva, Chief Analyst at The King’s Fund, said: ‘As tonight’s Dispatches so graphically shows, long waits for care and stretched NHS services are not just an inconvenience and waiting list statistics are not just abstract numbers. Rising pressure in NHS services and delays accessing treatment can have profound implications that, in some cases, result in tragedy. ‘The intense pressures in emergency departments are a visible symptom of a wider health and care system that has lived under constant pressure for much of the past decade. Some of the solutions to over-crowded hospitals lie in bolstering primary and community care so people can stay well without the need for urgent care, and in shoring up our ailing social care services so people can be safely discharged and cared for.’
ALT The Guardian. “Rise in hospital ‘corridor care’ is national emergency, union warns. By Denis Campbell and Robyn Vinter 03 March 2024 06:00 BST Overcrowding is forcing hospitals to treat so many patients in corridors and storerooms that it constitutes a “national emergency”, the UK’s nursing union has said. “The horror of this situation cannot be understated. It is a national emergency for patient safety.”
