Tim Slade

@GMB @lornashaddick A superficial and incorrect take. The current crisis in emergency care is caused by the inability to move patients out of the ED as too many bed cuts. The whole ‘minor conditions’ story is a smokescreen for the political failure over 20y to plan for an ageing population.

A & E departments across England are “in big trouble” due to corridor care becoming “normalised”, a leading medic has warned. Dr Ian Higginson, head of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said there should be outrage about the number of deaths linked to long emergency department waits. @NickDixonITV reports.

“It’s basically impossible to provide decent care in a corridor… There's no privacy. We're unable to examine patients properly. We're unable to treat them properly.” @RCEMPresident talked to @GMB about the now 'normalised' but unnacceptable practice of corridor care.

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation: thetimes.com/article/7eed8b…

"Delayed discharge is one of the main causes of additional pressure on Emergency Departments across the country right now & we know it does harm every day to our patients..." @RCEMpresident's response to @HealthFdn's new delayed discharge report: rcem.ac.uk/uncategorised/…

Around 1 in 5 patients in UK A&Es are being subjected to so-called 'corridor care', according to a new study by @ternfellow. Here's our President Dr Ian Higginson telling @LBC this morning why this practice has become so widespread in our hospitals - and how it can be fixed.

The UK @ternfellow EDcorridor study is out! Key points 1. 1in5 are treated in ED escalation areas (eg corridors) 2. 10-25% of EDs have no available resus cubicle 3. The problem/solution is flow. More patients waiting for beds in ED than in corridors. doi.org/10.1136/emerme…

Dr Vicky Price: “The number of people now waiting 12 hours or more in emergency departments is completely unacceptable. It is causing serious and avoidable harm yet, is only the tip of the iceberg." acutemedicine.org.uk/blog/2025/12/0… dailymail.co.uk/health/article…

I’m pleased that ⁦@wesstreeting⁩ has committed to ending the national disgrace of corridor care. This was today. 👏👏👏👏

An early flu surge is starting to add to pressure on Emergency Departments in England, leaving frontline staff fighting an uphill battle to provide urgent care. That’s our message following the publication of NHS England data that revealed that 56% more flu patients occupied general and acute hospital beds last week than the same period last year. rcem.ac.uk/press-release/…

"Our staff do an amazing job in very difficult circumstances, but corridor care affects their own mental health and put patients’ lives at risk." Dr Ian Higginson, RCEM President, speaking following the publication of the @theRCN's 'Bracing for Winter' report, which touches on the important issue of so-called 'Corridor Care'. Our full response here: rcem.ac.uk/press-release/…

"Behind these figures are the stories of hundreds of thousands of people who came to our departments seeking help in their most vulnerable moment, but were ultimately let down" Our response to new analysis from the @LibDems on A&E trolley waits: rcem.ac.uk/press-release/…

Number of patients in England waiting more than 12 hours in ED last year > 1.7 million. Number of associated deaths estimated > 16000. Number of sentences in budget mentioning emergency care = 0. Just leaving it there. rcem.ac.uk/press-release/…

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NEW REPORT📄 While you’re reading this, patients across the country are being cared for in trolleys or chairs in corridors, waiting hours and hours to be admitted, discharged or transferred. That's the devastating reality of our EDs, revealed in the first report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Emergency Care, focusing on so called ‘corridor care’. The research, compiled by RCEM, shows the scale of corridor care in England, and the impact it has on patients, as well as staff, through data, surveys and patient testimony. A survey of clinical leads across 58 Type 1 EDs found almost one in five patients were being cared for in trolleys or chairs in corridors in England this summer. Read the report, and its recommendations, here: rcem.ac.uk/press-release/… @RCEMpresident @DrRosena @APPGEmgcyCare @PatientsAssoc

As the Flu season approaches, remember that prevention is the best option. Tamiflu is not the answer: thennt.com/cms/nnt/neuram…

A plan which outlines NHS England’s priorities for the next 3 years ‘offers no meaningful roadmap’ to reduce dangerous long waits in Emergency Departments. Our response to NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework 2026/27-2028/29: rcem.ac.uk/press-release/…

NHSE’s winter plan is inadequate. 500k patients waited >12hrs in English EDs Jun-Sep alone. Our knackered ED teams are looking for lasting action so we have beds for our patients, not non-existent “quick wins,” job freezes, and managers playing “war games” independent.co.uk/news/health/nh…