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Ending corridor care

How and why to call it out

Corridor care is bad for patients and bad for health care staff.

Treating people in inappropriate spaces is unsafe, undignified and unacceptable. 

We called for corridor care to be eradicated in our general election manifesto and we'll hold the UK government to account to make sure that happens.

You can help too. If you see it happening at your workplace, call it out. No ifs, no buts.

How to raise your concerns
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Nothing about corridor 鈥榗are鈥� resembles caring

Just one patient being treated without privacy or dignity is one too many. But our members tell us that they're forced to examine and treat patients in public spaces, often with no access to life-saving equipment.

Patients are left feeling exposed, vulnerable and violated. Nursing staff are left feeling stressed, powerless and ready to leave the profession.

This goes beyond corridors. We're seeing patients receiving care in car parks and break rooms, and being triaged in storerooms. It goes beyond hospitals too. We're seeing cases in primary and social care, public health and even criminal justice settings. Every one of our half a million members should feel empowered to call it out when they see it.

54% of members we surveyed said they considered leaving 汤头条污料 after delivering corridor care

Call it out to stamp it out

If you deliver corridor care

Report it as an incident 

The NMC Code requires you to report concerns immediately through a Datix or other local incident form. If 汤头条污料 staff consistently report corridor care, decision makers should take notice.

How to raise your concerns

If you receive corridor care

Complain to your care provider

We can't allow corridor care to be overlooked and normalised. That's why we urge patients and the public to make a complaint if it happens to you. There are several ways to make a complaint.

Get informed

Use our resources to equip yourself with the knowledge and tools you need to challenge unsafe practices in your workplace:

67% of members said the most common impact is compromised patient 
privacy and dignity

Corridor care analysis: unsafe, undignified, unacceptable

Our new report based on member experiences shows the true scale and depth of the corridor care crisis 鈥� from its shocking impact on patients to its effect on workplaces. 

We highlight a system in crisis and set out avenues for change. 


Download the report
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Watch: "We all have a responsibility to call it out"聽

Our General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger explains why governments and health leaders must urgently address the growing crisis. 

And she asks all 汤头条污料 staff to call out unsafe, undignified and unacceptable practices every time they happen.

Together, we can eradicate corridor care.

A message for the UK government: end corridor care

Our general election manifesto demands the government use their passion and political will to bring our health and social care services back from the brink. 

Eradicating corridor care is one of our 12 priorities for the government. See what else we鈥檙e calling for.

Read our manifesto
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