A shortage of beds is causing severe overcrowding in A&E and putting patients at risk, doctors warn.
Anne Whitfield-Ray said that despite her experience she cannot fault NHS staff: "They are doing the best they can"Lying on a trolley in a hospital corridor in pain from a broken hip, Anne Whitfield-Ray could not believe she was in the care of the NHS.
Such delays used to be the exception, something that happened on the odd occasion in the depths of winter. These are the sickest and frailest patients - the ones who cannot be sent home immediately after treatment. Research has linked delays like this with longer hospital stays and even a higher risk of death.
"We are not doing the right thing by patients. There are lots of risks to people spending these long stays in emergency departments. Their care is delayed and diluted.
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