Ending corridor care How and why to call it out (Royal College of Nursing)

Summary

Corridor care is bad for patients and bad for health care staff. Treating people in inappropriate spaces is unsafe, undignified and unacceptable. The Royal College of Nursing are calling for corridor care to be eradicated.

If you see it happening at your workplace, call it out. No ifs, no buts.

Content

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) provides resources to equip yourself with the knowledge and tools you need to challenge unsafe practices in your workplace:

• RCN's workforce standards set out what must happen to ensure safe and effective care. 
• RCN's levels of nursing show who should be making decisions about emergency care.
• RCN's Raising Concerns Toolkit covers all the essentials to help you sound the alarm.

Related reading on the hub:

• A silent safety scandal: A nurse’s first-hand account of a corridor nursing shift