The 400,000 gowns ordered by the government from Turkey last month are sitting in a warehouse near Heathrow Airport after inspectors discovered they were ‘useless’ and fell short of UK standards, it has emerged. The shipment was announced by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick on April 18 to much fanfare, with the minster claiming that 84 … Read more
Quaran-queens! Social media users take out the bins in their finest party outfits for a charity campaign to raise money for a cancer support centre Brits are getting dressed in their best outfits to take the bins out amid lockdown In aid of cancer support centre Maggie’s Manchester, which started campaign People are encouraged to share … Read more
NHS hospital boss slams private company for outrageous profiteering after being offered £2 protective gowns for £16.50 each – 825 PER CENT the normal price Nick Hulme looked to alternative sources to increase his NHS trust’s PPE stock The East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has enough PPE for now Ipswich MP Tom … Read more
Controversial guidance issued to NHS doctors and nurses fighting the coronavirus crisis on the frontline have advised them to reuse PPE. It said disposable gowns can be re-used and masks should not be binned between patients – but gloves and aprons should still be disposed of as usual. Medics attacked the guidance, arguing no healthcare … Read more
Doctors have warned they could stop treating coronavirus patients to protect their own lives as equipment shortages become critical. Hospitals are on the brink of running out of some life-saving supplies today after a vital delivery of 400,000 protective gowns from Turkey was delayed. Medical bodies say the shortages mean doctors could be forced into … Read more
Doctors have warned they could stop treating coronavirus patients to protect their own lives as equipment shortages become critical. Hospitals are on the brink of running out of some life-saving supplies today after a vital delivery of 400,000 protective gowns from Turkey was delayed. Medical bodies say the shortages mean doctors could be forced into … Read more
Here are the NHS workers MailOnline understands to be among those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic so far: Dr Krishan Arora, general practitioner Dr Krishan Arora is the latest medical worker to die of Covid-19 bringing the total to 54 Dr Krishan Arora is a doctor who is believed to have died after … Read more
Here are the NHS workers MailOnline understands to be among those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic so far: Dr Krishan Arora, general practitioner Dr Krishan Arora is the latest medical worker to die of Covid-19 bringing the total to 54 Dr Krishan Arora is a doctor who is believed to have died after … Read more