Let’s put hospital corridor crisis to bed

WHETHER it be Cork or Crumlin, hospitals have made up probably 50% of my life since I was little.

Every six months, I visit for breathing tests, check-ups, or a chat with my paediatrician. Every time I go, there is an increase in patients left in the corridor.

How do the staff function at speed with beds in the corridor? What if there is an emergency in a ward? How do you get from A to B quickly when there are people lying in beds everywhere?

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