NHS: Agency Medical Staff Debate
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Baroness Pidgeon
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NHS: Agency Medical Staff
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Wednesday 9th September 2026
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Captain of the King’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard and Deputy Chief Whip (Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent) (Lab)
My Lords, we will hear from the Liberal Democrats.
Baroness Pidgeon (LD)
My Lords, CQC inspections repeatedly warn that caring for unmonitored patients in hospital corridors carries severe safety risks. What assessment have the Government made of the use of agency staff in corridor areas and the clinical risks of deploying such staff in non-designated care areas?