Thank you to everyone who sent Wes Streeting a letter demanding an end to corridor care. In the end over 11,000 people wrote and we’re blown away by the strength of the response.

Your voices were heard and we’ve now received a reply from Karin Smyth, the Minister for Health. At first glance, the response sounds reassuring, the Minister agrees that corridor care is “not acceptable”.

But...

There is no clear plan to stop corridor care now.
No timeline for publishing data on how widespread it is.
No accountability when patients are left waiting in corridors.
And no commitment that corridor care won’t be treated as a normal part of NHS planning.

In short, the Government agrees with us in principle but avoids committing to action in practice.

That’s why we’re asking you to write again. This time pushing for more clarity and asking clear, reasonable questions of the Minister.

Please help us keep up the pressure by adding your voice here: https://everydoctor.eaction.org.uk/ministers-must-end-corridor-care