A damning report into the state of the NHS has revealed patients are dying in corridors and can go undiscovered for hours.

The Royal College of Nursing published findings, based on the experiences of more than 5,000 UK nurses, into the state of care in England’s hospitals as staff try to manage the number of people needing care.

The “harrowing” report comes amid soaring ambulance waiting times and tells of patients sitting for days in chairs due to a lack of beds, patients lying in corridors and treatment delays.

The Standard podcast is joined by Mathew Hulbert, a volunteer patient leader at Just Treatment, which campaigns for public health investment, fair pay for NHS staff and an end to outsourcing of NHS services.

His 78-year-old mother, Jackie, died in July 2022 from sepsis in hospital - after waiting 11 hours for paramedics following a fall at home in Leicestershire.

In part two, the deputy of Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signalled cutbacks in some public spending to channel more funds into the Labour government’s dash for growth.

It comes as Office for National Statistics data released on Wednesday showed GDP increased by just 0.1 per cent.

The London Standard’s political editor, Nicholas Cecil, examines what’s to come in the months ahead for government departments.

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