由于工作人员不足和床位短缺,联合王国老年病人在医院走廊面临危险的拖延,这促使人们呼吁政府采取紧急行动。 Elderly UK patients face dangerous delays in hospital corridors due to staff and bed shortages, prompting calls for urgent government action.

英国年龄组织的一份报告指出,由于床位和人手短缺,英国国民保健体系中的老年病人在医院走廊里长时间等待,往往要等上几天,有些人被留在湿床、得不到食物或厕所,甚至死在无人照顾的情况下。 A report by Age UK reveals that elderly patients in the UK’s NHS are enduring prolonged, often days-long waits in hospital corridors due to bed and staff shortages, with some left in wet beds, denied food or toilets, and even dying unattended. 令人不安的叙述描述病人自污、在附近听到死亡声、被困在废弃的走廊,导致许多老年人避免接受紧急护理。 Disturbing accounts describe patients soiling themselves, hearing deaths nearby, and being stranded in disused hallways, leading many older adults to avoid emergency care. 慈善组织将这种情况称为“明目张胆的危机”,敦促政府采取紧急行动,明确目标,结束走廊护理,特别是在冬季即将来临的时候。 The charity calls the situation a "crisis in plain sight," urging urgent government action with clear targets to end corridor care, especially as winter approaches. 卫生官员承认这种严重性,承诺提供新的资金,并计划公布等候时间数据。 Health officials acknowledged the severity, pledging new funding and plans to publish waiting time data.