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Andy Burnham: “If I look at the National Health Service right now, what I hear from people is that corridor care is becoming the norm…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2026
If I look at the National Health Service right now, what I hear from people is that corridor care is becoming the norm all year round, not just in winter time, and the standards in relation to A&E are just not achievable in terms of the 90-plus per cent of people coming through in four hours.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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Commenting on NHS standards

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