@BeccaBarry

Health Correspondent at ITV News

London
Joined February 2009
Today our investigation into children receiving 'corridor care' was raised in the House of Commons. The Health Secretary told Parliament she would make the NHS start publishing official data on children treated in hospital corridors - after ITV News exposed the scandal.
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Grateful to this family for sharing their heartbreaking experience, as we expose evidence of children being treated in inappropriate NHS hospital spaces - like corridors and waiting rooms.
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The Health Secretary has just told MPs the NHS will begin publishing official data on children receiving corridor care - after our investigation exposed the problem. Last week, ITV News revealed thousands of children are being treated each year, in corridors and waiting rooms.
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Two-year-old Finlay Roberts spent hours in a busy A&E corridor, shortly before he died. Last week, his parents, Liz and David, told me that it was "emblematic of a broken system". Here's their reposnse to the Health Secretary's Parliamentary promise to take action:
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Here's the response from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine:
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The Lib Dems respond to our latest investigation into the corridor care crisis
Liz and David Roberts are incredibly brave for sharing Finlay's heart-breaking story. No child should have to spend hours in a corridor waiting for urgent care. We must end the corridor care scandal within a year, focusing first and foremost on protecting children.
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Very proud to have won the News Story award at the #MJAawards last night. Our work exposing the corridor care crisis in hospitals continues @mjauk
And here they are - all our wonderful winners from last night's #MJAawards 2026! Congratulations to you all, we are so proud of the amazing work you do! #healthjournalism #healthjournalismexcellence
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During a visit to a care home in north London, Andy Burnham said politicians have been guilty of “major dereliction of duty” as he promises to finally fix social care.
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In answer to my question about raising taxes, the Prime Minister criticised “profiteering” in the sector, said more could be done with existing NHS funding - but admitted there would be "difficult decisions".
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The PM has announced three promises: •Expedite the Casey review •Improve pay and career opportunities for social care staff •Start cross-party talks
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BREAKING: Resident doctors in England have voted to accept an offer from the govt to improve pay and working conditions, bringing an end to their strike action
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BREAKING: Wes Streeting backs Andy Burnham
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BREAKING: Resident doctors in England are going on strike again. The BMA says they’ll walk out from 15th-19th June part of their long-running dispute with the government over pay and jobs. This will be their 16th strike in recent years.
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Rebecca Barry retweeted
Deeply honoured to be appointed by the Prime Minister as Health & Social Care Secretary. Huge thanks to @RachelReevesMP for my time as part of her fantastic team. Can't wait to get started and continue @wesstreeting's brilliant work on such a critical mission for our country.
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