Some people are ending up waiting in corridors because the hospital is trying to accept more people from ambulances soon after they arrive
Patients having to wait in corridors to be admitted to wards at a Nottingham hospital are being given letters of apology which also warn the local NHS is under 'incredible pressure'. The notes, handed to a small number of Queen’s Medical Centre patients in recent days, explain how soaring demand is affecting A&E, wards and ambulance services.
In the Trust’s letter, seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, hospital leaders admitted it was a “difficult environment” and apologised. As part of EMAS’ winter preparations, some members of staff are also being assigned to work in emergency departments during periods of “intense pressure” to allow other ambulance crews to respond to patients in the community.
“In the busiest times, you may be accommodated in one of our corridor areas in the emergency department. There will be designated staff to provide your ongoing care and comfort. “That’s why we work closely with East Midlands Ambulance Service to transfer patients into our emergency department as quickly as possible so that ambulance crews can get to the next emergency. We know that waiting in a corridor is far from ideal and we apologise that there are times when this is necessary. All patients waiting for transfer to a ward are regularly assessed and receive the same level of ongoing care from our clinical teams.
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