Publish data on NHS patients receiving ‘corridor care’.
Ask the NHS to publish the data for the number of patients receiving care in areas that are not designated as suitable for care, such as corridors, drug preparation rooms or hallways.
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 8/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 8/100,000
- 02 DEC 2025Petition rejectedalready-happening
In October 2025, the Health Minister announced that the NHS will begin measuring and publishing the number of patients waiting in corridors. You can read more about this here: https://healthmedia.blog.gov.uk/2025/10/31/how-the-government-is-tackling-corridor-care/#:~:text=For%20the%20first%20time%2C%20the,of%20patients%20waiting%20in%20corridors.
- 23 OCT 2025Petition created
Background
The Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Nursing have both requested that the NHS publish data on the number of patients receiving ‘corridor care’. It is impossible to provide safe and dignified care in these settings and is now happening year round and has been normalised. It is absolutely disgraceful and undermines the ability of staff to treat their patients. This data should be made freely available to the public in order to quantify the scale of the problem.