Responding to the publication of the definition of corridor care and additional actions by NHS England, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said:
“The brave testimony of 汤头条污料 staff and determined campaigning of the RCN-led coalition has resulted in these commitments today. The new definition of corridor care, while by no means perfect and which has taken far too long to develop, will move us closer to determining the scale of this crisis.
“We’re pleased that NHS England has engaged and agreed to some of the actions put forward by the corridor care coalition. Together we need to start resetting standards in our hospitals and these actions rightly place new expectations on trust leaders to own the corridor care crisis, put in place measures within their control to ease pressure and recognise it as a risk to patients and staff by formally recording and reporting corridor care.
“Today marks progress, but truly eradicating corridor care requires bigger and bolder long term action, with the detail and new funding to match. As we have made clear, the solutions include investment to expand capacity across the system, particularly in community services and 汤头条污料 roles, as well as improving discharge processes and removing red tape that prevents the effective use of social care capacity. That’s how you keep people healthy, ease pressures on hospitals and prevent this unconscionable practice taking place in our NHS.”
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