00:00More than 24,000 patients have been treated in Liverpool's hospital corridors over the past year.
00:07This is according to a report from University Hospital's Liverpool Group.
00:12The NHS describes corridor care as treatment in clinically inappropriate spaces
00:18and says it should only happen in exceptional circumstances.
00:21The report says what was once mainly a winter problem has become a year-round issue
00:26as emergency department attendances rise and hospitals face pressure on beds.
00:32Some Liverpool hospitals report a significant reduction in corridor care,
00:36but families affected by it say the experience remains upsetting.
00:40The NHS says it is committed to ending the practice.
