英国医院走廊现在经常治疗急诊患者, 冒着生命危险, 每五例急诊病例中就有一人在适当区域之外处理.
UK hospital corridors now routinely treat emergency patients, risking lives, with one in five A&E cases handled outside proper areas.
一名联合王国医疗专家警告说,医院走廊的紧急病人的治疗已经正常化,危及护理质量,造成可预防的死亡,目前有五分之一的A&E病人在标准地区以外接受治疗。
A UK medical expert warns that treating emergency patients in hospital corridors has become normalized, endangering care quality and contributing to preventable deaths, with one in five A&E patients now treated outside standard areas.
皇家紧急医学院的Ian Higginson博士呼吁公众对危机表示愤慨,尽管在缩短等候时间和救护车反应方面取得了一些进展,但每年仍有16 600多人因拖延而死亡。
Dr. Ian Higginson of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine calls for public outrage over the crisis, citing over 16,600 annual deaths linked to delays, despite some progress in reducing wait times and ambulance response.
官员们承认这一问题,并正在努力寻求长期解决办法,包括改善人员配置、床位管理和社会护理。
Officials acknowledge the issue and are pushing for long-term fixes including better staffing, bed management, and social care.