Ben Butcher

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Many of The Most seriously ill patients wait for hours on carts in the aisles, as the NHS is struggling to find beds, BBC Research shows.

Almost a quarter of the patients admitted to the municipalities in December and January in England faced delays of More Than four hours before a bed could be Found .

He has created a backlog outside of the hospitals with patients brought by ambulance to long to wait.

experts warned that it was "to cope with something in the tank" with the coronavirus.

It is with growing concern that the spread of The Virus , leading to a pandemic with mass outbreaks in the UK.

The BBC's Research - Based on the analysis of Nhs England Data Found that the delays faced, the rose of Some of the frailest and sickest patients strong this winter.

The Royal College of Nursing said its members were forced to live for important treatment such as the administration of oxygen, and put drips in the patient, in the corridors and side rooms. He said this was unacceptable and undignified, to put the patient in danger.

Nhs England said the rising demand was the creation of challenges, But extra money has been invested, which would help hospitals Staff and cutting waiting times.

A spokesman praised the Staff for their hard work, adding she had pulled out all the stops.

"I was six hours on a trolley at 93' Kate Milsom was spent in The Hospital after a Fall In January

Kate Milsom is One of the many patients has been delayed.

she is 93 and was on London's Hillingdon Hospital in January after a fall at home.

The Ambulance came quickly, But when they are seen arriving at The Hospital were there was a long wait to.

she spent More Than six hours on a trolley in a Corridor that a lot of time with the paramedics who brought you in.

"I was in pain. I my hip was broken, so that was really concerned with.

"The Staff were Nice . But they were just so busy. "

she was eventually Found a Bed In a Bay and was able to Go Home the next day.

The Trust said that individual cases could not comment, But acknowledged the busy nature of The Hospital meant that Some patients faced long waiting times.

He said employees have worked hard to make this an "absolute minimum" and all the patients were monitored, in order to preserve them.

What has been Found in the BBC Research ,

It is already documented in many cases that are missing the four-hour goal by a record margin.

The new BBC-analysis looked at in front of waiting in England, and after A& E.

199,000 patients showed had a four-hour "trolley waits", after he was seen in the A& E, before you could be Found a bed.

This is More Than two times higher than the numbers seen four years ago.

In Some hospitals, half of the patients had waited More Than four hours.

Other than 130.000 patients brought in by ambulance were left, wait at least 30 Minutes before you pass could be The Hospital Staff - One in seven of all those who, in the course of the two-month period.

Similar to the stress seen raised in other parts of the UK, But because of the way the figures direct comparisons can not be made.

The RCN said that The Situation had become so bad that many started ill had houses, the provision of nurses working in the hallways, offer treatments such as oxygen and antibiotic drops for the patients.

RCN emergency care association Chairman David Smith said: "It is what we want for our patients - it would not, of course, security is a concern.

"We will do our best to ensure that they are comfortable and responsive, if they worsen. But it is really upsetting to have for nurses to see patients like this. "

The impact of a pandemic

The Corona-Virus outbreak could not come at a worse time.

The winter was the biggest challenge for A Generation for the NHS.

The World health organization has said that governments around The World should be defined as follows the preparations for a pandemic - such as when The Virus is easily transmitted in many countries.

There are signs of distribution, with significant outbreaks reported in Italy, South Korea and Iran.

There have been only 13 cases in the UK so Far - and they were all people that is infected, in Asia, i.e., there was no transfer within the UK.

The patients were treated in The Five specialised respiratory centres, But there are plans for the use in 19 other regional units, if required, with NHS bosses say, there are robust contingency plans in force.

in the Meantime, all are asked hospitals were, insulation sleeves in patients with The Virus in The Hospital - is the official advice by telephoning NHS 111 and self-isolate.

not go to the A& E - in Some hospitals have installed special sleeves to potential coronavirus patients away from the other

England's chief medical officer Prof Chris Witty said the UK is still working to contain - and if that doesn't work, The Hope was that the spread of the disease can be slowed down, so cases peak in the winter.

But saffron Cordery, NHS providers, which represents hospitals, spoke with the services of an "extension" of the additional expense necessary to treat a mass outbreak of the coronavirus is not the need for additional resources to infringe if there is "" on a day-to-day services.

Helen Buckingham, the Nuffield trust Think Tank , said that the swine flu pandemic of 10 Years ago, the NHS showed was good at dealing with unexpected, new diseases.

But , she added, it was clear there was "very little fuel in the tank" when it came to Staff , and beds.

Data Analysis from Ben Butcher and Wesley Stephenson

coronavirus outbreak, nhs, a& e

Source of news: bbc.com