The Government’s shambolic handling of the PPE crisis was laid bare last night after a documentary claimed ministers counted every glove individually instead of in pairs to boast of delivering one billion bits of protective kit to NHS staff. A BBC Panorama investigation revealed Number 10 had failed to buy enough masks, gowns, visors and … Read more
A new weapon in the war on coronavirus touched down at a deserted Heathrow last night: an airliner crammed with PPE. Inside, filling every seat and the cargo hold, were more than 20 tons of vital coveralls and masks – worth over £1 million – fresh from China and destined straight for the Covid-19 frontline … Read more
Care homes in the UK are still struggling to get enough PPE despite the deaths of nearly 6,000 residents from coronavirus – as workers say the lack of protection is causing ‘really high’ levels of stress. Bosses say the requirement to wear PPE at all times while working in care homes, coupled with increased costs, … Read more
They had no one left to turn to for help. Running dangerously low on protective kit, the staff at Croft House care home could not afford to pay the exorbitant prices demanded by ruthless profiteers. Exhausted carers were asked to work through their tea breaks so that their masks would not have to be discarded. … Read more
Doctors plea to give high-risk ethnic minority health workers PPE at all times amid alarming Covid-19 death rates among black and Asian NHS staff BIDA says staff must be protected, even when treating non-coronavirus patients Britons of black African heritage are three-and-a-half times more likely to die NHS England chief has since written to all trusts … Read more
They are the last of the valiant who fought for our freedom. But yesterday it was their turn to salute a new generation of heroes. After weeks of being confined to their rooms in a home, a group of veterans can now celebrate VE Day together with their carers – thanks to Mail Force and … Read more
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have helped donate 20 tons of PPE to healthcare workers in the UK (Picture: WireImage) Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have supported a donation of PPE to healthcare workers in the UK. The couple teamed up with Salesforce boss Marc Benioff who transported 20 tonnes of supplies via … Read more
“As I say, we’ve been dealing with this, following the advice, we have since distributed a billion pieces of PPE and we know there are sadly supply issues across the world, especially with particular items of PPE,” the MP explained. “But we are trying to get those items out as quickly as we can – … Read more
He told viewers: “If we don’t have an NHS that has confidence that the Government have their interests at the paramount, at the top of their agenda to protect them, there’s a risk that a proportion of them will say ‘enough is enough, why am I putting my life on the line?’ “That will be … Read more
She said, for example: “The legislative framework that became the Corona Act. “We have stood up new testing capacity, we have stood up new PPE capacity. “We have done this on the basis of the science of this pandemic. “I think we all accept that these are unprecedented times and that this virus is creating … Read more