Monday 01 December 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8961
Date Request Received: 13/10/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 23/10/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: patients were treated in corridor areas or other areas in emergency departments
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please tell me how many patients were treated in corridor areas or other areas in emergency departments in each of the last two financial years: a) 2024/25 b) 2023/24 | |
| Answer To Question 1: a) 2554 b) 1125 | |
| Question Number 2: Please specify the types of non clinical areas patients are treated (corridors, converted cupboards, others) | |
| Answer To Question 2: Emergency Department corridor and a designated clinical space for patients in a contained bay | |
| Question Number 3: Please tell me whether the trust employs dedicated doctors, nurses or other staff to work specifically in corridor areas. If yes, please provide details of the job title. | |
| Answer To Question 3: There are no staff dedicated to working in the corridor. | |
| Question Number 4: Please tell me if the trust has any polices to reduce corridor care. If so, provide details or attach the relevant document. | |
| Answer To Question 4: There is no policy to reduced corridor care specifically. The Trust escalation plan details the de-escalation of patients from the corridor when it is in use. | |
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Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
