When official data shows sustained crowding and prolonged exposure in constrained spaces, safety frameworks must surely recognise airborne hazards?
Without explicit airborne pathways, reporting systems can’t capture real‑world risk.
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Statistics » Corridor Care – Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports
Matt Discombe, @hsj.co.uk, notes 90,000 corridor‑care cases in May, based on NHS England data.
When the system is under this level of strain, crowded / poorly ventilated spaces become unavoidable, increasing airborne exposure risk. Guidance still omits airborne hazards.
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More than 90,000 cases of corridor care were recorded in English NHS hospitals in May - an average of 3,000 per day - according to the first official stats on the scale of the problem.
