Thousands of patients die waiting for beds in hospitals - study
(The Guardian World News)

Doctors´ report finds 5,449 deaths since 2016 followed delayed admission to A&EAlmost 5,500 patients have died over the past three years because they have spent so long on a trolley in an A&E unit waiting for a bed in overcrowded hospitals, a study by leading NHS doctors has found.Their conclusion that long delays finding spare beds is costing patients´ lives has emerged as Boris Johnson comes under mounting pressure over the fragile state of the NHS. Continue reading...