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Patients Dying In Corridors As Overwhelmed UK Hospital Standards 'Collapse'

UK patients are "coming to harm" with hospitals so overwhelmed people are dying in corridors awaiting treatment amid a "collapse in care standards", a report said Thursday.

International Business Times

NHS patients dying in corridors and going undiscovered for hours, damning report finds

‘Harrowing’ report tells of patients sitting for days in chairs due to a lack of beds, patients piling up in corridors and delays to treatment

Evening Standard

Patients dying near toilets and treated in car parks as ‘corridor care’ crisis laid bare

Nurses are at breaking point around the UK as a survey shows nearly seven in 10 have to provide care in overcrowded hospital corridors on a daily basis

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Hospital patients dying undiscovered in corridors, report on NHS reveals

Royal College of Nursing says people ‘routinely coming to harm’ with vital equipment not available and staff too busy

The Guardian - UK

‘Devastating collapse in standards’ in NHS amid ‘corridor care crisis’ – report

A major report by the Royal College of Nursing found patients are routinely coming to harm as the NHS struggled to deal with demand.

Evening Standard

NHS patients ‘dying in corridors and going undiscovered for hours’, report says

The Royal College of Nursing study contains harrowing accounts of patients being treated in inappropriate places and sitting in soiled clothes.

The Independent UK

The NHS must treat its ‘corridor care’ crisis as a wake-up call

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The results of a nurses’ survey show that patients are routinely receiving care in hospital corridors and waiting areas. The situation is appalling – but health service managers must now examine how their problems are caused not so much by underfunding as by disorganisation

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Student nurses could drop out of courses amid financial pressures, RCN warns

Tens of thousands could leave before graduating by 2029, research suggests

Evening Standard

Union anger over Labour government’s ‘insulting’ 2.8% public sector pay plan

Pay review bodies will make final recommendations on proposed rises for teachers, NHS staff and other workers

The Guardian - UK

NHS reforms ‘stand no chance’ if recruitment issues are not tackled, nurses warn

Policymakers have been urged to consider measures such as student loan forgiveness schemes to ensure there are enough home-grown staff.

Evening Standard

Nurses quitting profession early puts health reforms in England at risk, says union

Numbers leaving within 10 years of registering rose by 43% between 2021 to 2024, finds Royal College of Nursing

The Guardian - UK

Numbers studying nursing down sharply in all parts of England, RCN says

North-east the worst-affected region, recording 40% drop in acceptances on to pre-registration courses, union finds

The Guardian - UK

Majority think nurses and care workers are not paid enough, poll finds

More than four in 10 also said they thought nurses were right to reject a 5.5% pay award from the Government.

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting warned inflation-busting NHS Budget deal will not be enough

Health experts urge the government to find more money to tackle waiting lists and improve NHS care

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The National (Scotland)

Nurses union backs Scottish pay deal as Labour plan rejected

Members of a nursing union have voted to accept the Scottish Government’s NHS pay deal ...

The Guardian - UK

NHS nurses from overseas ‘pushed into poverty’ by UK welfare rules

Exclusive: nursing body says staff are being punished by benefits policy for those on temporary visas

The National (Scotland)

Pay deal offered to NHS Scotland workers after 'months of waiting'

THE Scottish Government has offered nurses and other NHS staff a 5.5 pay rise – although unions said it had taken “months of pressure” for…

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RCN Colombia Leverages Zixi To Streamline Content Distribution To U.S. Affiliates

The Latin American broadcaster is using Zixi’s IP solution portfolio in place of satellite

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The Guardian - UK

Sixfold rise in foreign care workers in UK complaining of exploitation

Exclusive: RCN renews call for investigation into sector as unscrupulous employers target vulnerable workers

The Guardian - UK

Half of nursing students in England have considered quitting, survey finds

Exclusive: Figure suggests 32,000 students could walk away, mostly over costs and fears of burnout

The Guardian - UK

Patients left in pain and to die alone amid NHS nurse shortages, survey finds

Only a third of shifts have enough nurses on duty, the Royal College of Nursing says its analysis shows

The Independent UK

Loss of NHS specialist nurses will lead to deaths of people with learning disabilities, experts warn

“We need more, and we know that more people will die if we’re not there,” warns learning disability nurse Katy Welsh

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges to investigate treatment of migrant workers in care sector

Exclusive: Yvette Cooper says a Labour government would instruct new enforcement body to act over alleged exploitation of workers

The Independent UK

NHS patients face intimate examinations in corridors and nights sleeping in chairs, warns union

Thousands of nurses warn patient “privacy and dignity” is regularly compromised due to hospital staffing crisis

The Guardian - UK

Rise in hospital ‘corridor care’ is national emergency, union warns

Royal College of Nursing says overcrowding is forcing practice that puts patients at serious risk

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