Corridor care has become so normal hospitals are fitting plug sockets in hallways

Corridor care was being used in all the cases observed by investigators (Picture: Shelley Ellul / SWNS)

Corridor care is now so normal in hospitals that many are installing plug sockets and emergency call bells in hallways, an investigation has found.

Many staff members ‘could not avoid’ using corridors to treat patients, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) was told.

One patient reported waiting as long as 40 hours in a hospital corridor, during which time a patient next to them died on a trolley...