Covid-19: NHS trusts deny restricting PPE during pandemic

NHS trusts have denied issuing instructions to staff restrict their use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, despite hundreds reports from doctors that did so last year. Trusts also they had issued warnings who raised concerns about PPE supplies being inadequate, this happened, an investigation by The BMJ has found. Many said reminded periodically need adhere locally adopted national guidelines organisations such as Public Health England over specification and wisely or appropriately. UK parliamentary public spending watchdog reported week government wasted millions pounds on poor quality unusable left frontline workers insufficiently protected covid-19.1 Only one trust admitted deaths covid-19 among its were investigated Safety Executive (HSE). Yet 600 died covid-19, HSE it holds data closed open investigations at undisclosed number trusts. The sent freedom information requests 130 in asking policies 2020 (see box). Of 66 replied (50%), 60 …