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Posted: Fri 31st Oct 2025 <\/p>\n
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A petition calling for an end to unsafe corridor care across NHS Wales has gained more than 10,000 signatures and will now be debated in the Senedd.<\/p>\n
The petition, supported by 10,533 people, was launched by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Wales and the British Medical Association (BMA) Cymru Wales.<\/p>\n
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It urges the Welsh Government to take immediate action to stop patients being treated in corridors, waiting areas and other unsuitable spaces.<\/p>\n
Dr Manish Adke, chair of the BMA\u2019s Welsh Consultants Committee, said: \u201cThis overwhelming response sends an unequivocal message: the Welsh public, healthcare professionals, and patients are united in their concern about the ongoing crisis of patients being treated in hospital corridors.<\/p>\n
\u201cAcross Wales, patients are increasingly being cared for in corridors, waiting areas, and other unsuitable spaces due to chronic overcrowding and resource shortages within NHS hospitals.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis practice exposes vulnerable individuals to a lack of privacy, dignity, and essential care, while staff struggle to deliver safe treatment without adequate equipment or support.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuch conditions are not only distressing for patients and their families, but also place healthcare professionals in impossible situations, forced to choose between unsafe options.\u201d<\/p>\n
The petition follows months of reports from doctors and nurses describing unsafe conditions in hospitals.<\/p>\n
Among the anonymous testimonies shared with the unions were accounts of patients waiting up to three days for a bed, being examined in corridors, or remaining on ambulances due to a lack of space.<\/p>\n
One healthcare worker said: \u201cI have seen patients where diagnoses have been missed due to inadequate places to examine them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another reported: \u201cI routinely see patients on the back of an ambulance, patients whose treatments are delayed due to no beds or cardiac monitoring spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n
Helen Whyley, National Director of RCN Wales, said: \u201cWe remain committed to working with policymakers and stakeholders to ensure patient safety is placed at the heart of NHS reform in Wales.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue to champion the rights of patients and staff, pressing for urgent action to address the corridor care crisis.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe closure of the corridor care petition marks not the end, but the beginning of renewed efforts to restore dignity, safety, and high-quality care to all patients in Wales. We call on the Welsh Government to listen to healthcare professionals and the public, and to act decisively on these clear demands.\u201d<\/p>\n
The petition makes four key demands of the Welsh Government:<\/p>\n
Record and report all instances of corridor care to ensure transparency and accountability.
\nPause any further reductions in hospital beds until safe alternatives are in place.
\nInvest in community-based care to reduce pressure on hospitals.
\nPrioritise prevention and early intervention to keep people out of hospital.<\/p>\n
The petition has now been formally presented to the Welsh Government, with a debate scheduled in the Senedd in November.<\/p>\n