Overview
- Ministers and NHS England launched a targeted programme Saturday that sends specialist teams into the worst‑affected trusts to stop patients being treated in corridors.
- Hospitals will use an official definition that counts 45 minutes or more in hallways or other unsuitable areas as corridor care, with trust‑level figures due to be published in May.
- The package confirms 40 new or expanded urgent treatment and same‑day emergency care sites across England backed by £215.5 million, with some units due to open later this year.
- Case studies cited by officials report gains after local changes such as faster triage, senior decision‑makers on site, and active discharge plans, including fewer 12‑hour waits in Blackpool and Hull and thousands fewer corridor‑care hours in Romford.
- Professional bodies and patient groups warn the metric could be gamed and say real fixes need more staff, beds and social care capacity, as the Health Secretary repeats a pledge to end corridor care by the end of this Parliament.