Hospital patients being treated in corridors and waiting areas, says RCN
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from World news | The Guardian on (#61CVX)
Poll reveals more than a quarter of UK hospital nurses have seen patients cared for in inappropriate' settings
Patients are being treated in the wrong places in UK hospitals, such as corridors and waiting areas, leaving them at risk of poor care, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) warns today.
Hospitals are so overstretched and understaffed that patients are ending up being looked after in clinically inappropriate" settings, where personnel may not have the right skills.
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