Given the lack of official data and oversight, the RCN asked its members to respond to a short survey an thousands of nursing staff have responded in just a matter of days. They confirmed corridor care is widespread across the UK. Scale is one thing, but to read their experiences of its impact on patients and the profession is heart-breaking. There are 530 references to ‘oxygen and 62 to ‘cylinders’. Download the document for free and carry out your own search using the ‘find’ function and look for other key phrases such as ‘training’ ‘devices’ ‘infusion’ ‘alarm’ and ‘equipment’ to see the feedback from the front line.
