The Care Quality Commission also evaluated 68% of hospitals in London as ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’
More than half of all hospitals in England and over two-thirds of those in London offer substandard care, an Observer investigation has found.
In one hospital emergency department, inspectors reported patients being treated in corridors and deadly diseases such as sepsis and cancer not being diagnosed.
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