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Health Secretary Vows Action on A&E Corridors
18 Oct
Summary
- Immediate action promised to stop children being treated in hospital corridors.
- New standards to be drawn up, prioritizing an end to child corridor care.
- September saw over 50,000 patients wait more than 12 hours in A&E.
Immediate action is promised by the health secretary to end the practice of treating young patients in NHS hospital corridors. New, urgent standards are being developed for how children should be treated in A&E, with a specific priority to eliminate corridor care for minors. This focus on child health follows recent statistics showing a significant increase in corridor care incidents.
In September, over 50,000 patients faced waits exceeding 12 hours from decision to admission in England's A&E departments. The health secretary also announced a £140 million boost for urgent care services in England, intended to prepare the NHS for a challenging winter. This funding will support new urgent care centres, ambulance fleets, and upgrades to emergency departments.
