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More than 850 instances of corridor care at Basildon Hospital A&E in one month
['Naomi Greenaway']
Echo | News
In contrast, Southend Hospital and Broomfield Hospital recorded no instances of corridor care.
The data emerged after NHS leaders appeared before Thurrock Council’s Adult Health and Overview Scrutiny Committee, where pressures facing Basildon Hospital were discussed as part of the trust’s One Team Improvement Plan.
Hopefully, with all of those interventions, we should be able to eliminate corridor care.”
“There has been no corridor care in Southend ED since March, no patients are being treated in corridors in Broomfield ED either, and there has been a significant improvement this year at Basildon.
“Patient waiting times in our emergency departments have also reduced and we are now routinely in the top half of performers in England for emergency care waiting times.