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Inside A&E

Patients are spending hours on trolleys while waiting for admission to hospital. Conor Spackman goes inside an Emergency Department to learn why beds are being blocked.

The NHS used to experience winter pressure. Now staff say it’s just pressure – a growing backlog of patients who need admission to hospital, and not enough beds to put them in. Conor Spackman visits an Emergency Department, where sick people are spending hours on trolleys, to learn about what’s delaying treatment.

29 minutes

Last on

Wed 21 Dec 2022 23:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Producer Elaine Forrester
Assistant Editor Chris Thornton
Editor Gwyneth Jones

Broadcasts

  • Tue 20 Dec 2022 22:40
  • Wed 21 Dec 2022 23:00

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