Patients 'waiting for days' in Emergency Department

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said patients are waiting for days in corridors at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital's Emergency Department.

Rita Devlin, NI director of the RCN, visited the unit on Thursday after getting calls from nursing staff.

She described the situation as "scandalous".

Speaking to Radio Ulster's Evening Extra programme, Ms Devlin said while it was the Royal Hospital on Thursday, the situation is "bad right across the EDs".

She said talking to nurses at the Royal, she was struck by "the absolute despair" some are feeling.

"I spoke to some young, newly qualified nurses who are leaving because they just can't take the stress and the pressure any more," she said.

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Source: BBC News, 20 July 2023