Treatment in hospital corridors

My daughter was “blue lighted* to hospital last year. It was mayhem and I was so surprised within 2 hours she was in HDU! However there was a gentleman who was nursed in ward corridor on oxygen for 3 days. Made me feel very grateful.

I think people who haven't experienced this (including me before this happened) imagine bleak, dingy corridors with every man and his dog passing by. It wasn't like that at all.

Many other countries have more beds, doctors and nurses

Yes - absolutely not ideal. DH into A&E with sepsis, where he waited 3 days for an acute bed - but the treatment he got was exemplary.

My husband was blue lighted to A&E last year. After an initial assessment we waited 8 hours to see a doctor. They said he had a nasty virus and admitted him.

He was treated in a corridor for a couple of hours until they found him a bed. There were two other patients in bed in the corridor. He received wonderful care. The wired him up to the appropriate machines and checked on him constantly. They brought tea and toast. They then found him a room.

Ok it's not good but he was treated, discharged the next night and the aftercare was fantastic.