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Proceeding contribution from Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 8 July 2026. It occurred during Backbench debate on NHS Corridor Care.


NHS Corridor Care

I remember meeting my hon. Friend before he became an MP when I visited a hospital in his community, and I know that he has been a powerful advocate from long before he came to this place. I thank him for that and for raising this issue. We often think about winter pressures and forget that different communities experience different pressures—it is not a one-size-fits-all situation. It is important to look at the tourist season in Cornwall, and I am hopeful that the Government take that into account in their planning.

Madam Deputy Speaker, you will be appalled, as we all are, to know that there are places up and down the country where bodies are being wheeled to the mortuary past living patients in corridors. People are spending hours in pain and distress, desperate for privacy, and exhausted staff are working while feeling that they have one arm tied behind their back.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
789 c386 
Session
2026-27
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Discharges Hospitals Hospital beds Mental illness NHS Patients Older people Social services Accident and emergency departments
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk