If politicians & policymakers regularly 'walked'
all the corridors of Hodges' model -
they would see the false economy
of their combined incremental works.
Incremental? Yes, in first being a 'temporary measure', then having a deleterious impact as the duration per patient and number of patients on corridors increased.
Now to the situation when the standard of care is unsafe, sub-standard, and denigrates the NHS as a social institution.
The fact of insufficient beds and its effect on care (pathways) and patient (and family) experiences severely affects staff morale, as they recognise subtle abuse, a precursor to structural and attitudinal changes that foster, encourage and establish institutionalised harm.
Staff also realise that they risk being de-skilled, 're-educated' -
becoming less compassionate ... (a 'lesser Nurse') as corridor care
and its consequences are normalised.
Ignoring demographic trends and without an alternative concerted
preventive/health education and health promoting plan, this is the result
of the health and social care funding and policy
of successive governments, enacted by NHS management.
NHS England: Corridor Care – Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports
https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/corridor-care-urgent-and-emergency-care-daily-situation-reports/