Inside Wales' corridor care crisis

A man from says he "thought he was going to die" after spending 44 hours on a hospital corridor before having his gallbladder removed, which had become gangrenous. Steve Jones was being treated at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, in Bodelwyddan, Wales. It comes as new figures reveal almost 89,000 patients were treated in corridors or other non-clinical environments between 2022 and the end of October 2025 in hospitals run by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. In February this year, an undercover investigation by the S4C current affairs programme Y Byd ar Bedwar filmed dozens of patients receiving care on corridors in the emergency departments at two North Wales hospitals. Journalists also spoke with 40 people who said they had witnessed or experienced corridor care in hospitals run by the health board. A nurse at Ysbyty Gwynedd, who spoke anonymously, claimed treating patients in corridors has become “normal”. In a statement, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said it recognised that too many patients were waiting too long in emergency departments. It said: “Like NHS organisations across the United Kingdom, we are experiencing both significant demand for urgent and emergency care and challenges in the timely discharge of inpatients from hospital. At times, this means some patients wait longer to be seen, receive treatment and be admitted." • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@itvnews?lang=en Follow ITV News on Instagram:   / itvnews   Follow ITV News on Facebook:   / itvnews   Follow ITV News on X:   / itvnews