Age UK Says Ministers Must Set A Date

Age UK Says Ministers Must Set A Date

Today (October 31) Age UK launches ‘The Longest Wait - Our A&E Crisis Demands an Emergency Response’; a new report which lays bare the devastating impact that ‘Corridor Care’ and long A&E waits can have on older people. The Charity says that it’s a crisis hiding in plain sight in our hospitals and that Ministers need to act urgently to tackle it.   And while long waits and corridor care in overly busy A&E departments and happen to people of all …

Impact of corridor care and long A&E waits on older people deeply worrying, health leaders say

Rising demand, delays in discharge and poor flow through hospitals have created bottlenecks in A&Es up and down the country.