A&E a 'place of terror' for elderly people, nurses' union congress hears Royal College of Nursing debate hears that older people bear brunt of crisis of overstretched emergency departments, with some left on trolleys for hours
Overstretched A&E units are “places of terror” for elderly and vulnerable people, the nursing union’s congress has heard.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said there was no longer only a winter crisis but a year-round crisis with older people bearing the brunt, as some were left on trolleys for up to 20 hours.
Our hospitals are massively overstretched. They are running at 100% to 105% capacity every day Continue reading... The Guardian
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Overstretched A&E units are “places of terror” for elderly and vulnerable people, the nursing union’s congress has heard.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said there was no longer only a winter crisis but a year-round crisis with older people bearing the brunt, as some were left on trolleys for up to 20 hours.
Our hospitals are massively overstretched. They are running at 100% to 105% capacity every day Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- A&Es are places of terror for the old, warns nurse Lucy Frost Daily Mail
- Hospitals have become 'places of terror', nurses warn The Daily Telegraph
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