Doctors at the College of Emergency Medicine have backed up . Involves put patients on trolleys outside wards while waiting for bed . Critics question safety amid fears that it could legitimise overflowing wards . A & Es were full 11,203 beds in operation from mid - march to mid - January .
Doctors at Royal College of Emergency Medicine have backed boarding . Involves putting patients on trolleys outside wards while waiting for bed . Critics question safety amid fears that it could legitimise overflowing wards . A & Es were full 11,203 times in England from mid-December to mid-January .