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NHS Urgently Ends 'Corridor Care' for Children
Health Secretary Yvette Cooper demands NHS stop corridor care for children after two-year-old Finlay Roberts died in 2024.
In brief
Health Secretary Yvette Cooper demands NHS stop corridor care for children after two-year-old Finlay Roberts died in 2024. NHS must end corridor care for children by prioritizing new standards and £140m funding after Finlay Roberts' death in 2024. Originally reported by MadeForMums.
NHS Told to End Corridor Care
Health Secretary Yvette Cooper pledged to end corridor care for children after a two-year-old died in 2024.
“No child should be treated in a corridor. No patient should be treated in a corridor.”
Finlay Roberts' Death
Two-year-old Finlay Roberts died in 2024 after hours in a hospital corridor before being discharged.
“He just clung to me, as we now know, slowly dying”
Corridor Care Explained
Corridor care means children treated in hospital corridors due to overcrowded emergency departments.
“robs people of their dignity when they are at their most vulnerable”
New Standards and Funding
NHS will introduce new children's emergency care standards and £140 million for urgent care improvements.
“£140 million will support 14 urgent care improvement schemes across england”
Parent Experience
Parents reported Finlay's father described the situation as a 'terrible mess' with family moved between rooms.
“He just clung to me, as we now know, slowly dying”
NHS Response
Whittingham Health NHS Trust extended condolences and acknowledged exceptional demand sometimes means patients in corridors.
“No child should be treated in a corridor. No patient should be treated in a corridor”
What Changes Next
NHS leaders will prioritize stopping children in corridors, with new standards and monitoring by age.
“Prioritising children: nhs leaders will be asked to speed up plans to stop children being treated in corridors”
What it means
NHS must end corridor care for children by prioritizing new standards and £140m funding after Finlay Roberts' death in 2024.
