Dr John Dean, clinical vice president at the RCP, said: “These findings confirm what doctors across the NHS already know – corridor care is becoming routine, and that is simply unacceptable.
Of the 889 doctors who gave further details on where care was given, some 45% said corridors, while 27% said it was delivered in additional beds or chairs in patient bays.
“The Secretary of State has said previously that he will never accept or tolerate care in corridors, yet the measures needed to change that direction; increased capacity, workforce and improvements in social care; have so far been avoided.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “It is shocking that corridor care has become a feature of our NHS.
Dr Nick Murch, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “These findings, while shocking, are not unexpected as the issue of corridor care is one we, and many others, have raised consistently over recent years – not just months.
