Genetically Engineered Mosquitos Are Released To Fight Malaria, But AI And Tech Are Still Far Away From Overcoming Preventable DeathTreatment in corridors, car parks and store cupboards has become the norm for patients waiting to be admitted to Britain’s hospital wards, nurses warn.
It leaves patients being cared for on trolleys in corridors and other inadequate parts of a hospital that may not be kitted out for patient care. She added: “Treating patients in corridors used to be an exceptional circumstance. Now it is a regular occurrence and a symptom of a system in crisis.” This reduces the number of beds available, delaying the transfer of patients from emergency departments to other parts of hospitals, leading to overcrowding.
These reports — which are published when a coroner thinks something needs to change to prevent future deaths — are just the tip of the iceberg on the scale of harm caused by the emergency care crisis.The U.K. will elect a new government a month from today. Industry groups have called on the country’s next leaders to make tackling the emergency care crisis a priority.