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Healthcare workers in England say there is a lack of equipment in their hospitals

Warned against speaking to the media, they are unwilling to talk publicly

But one intensive care doctor agreed to go on record - under a different name

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Dr Roberts says her hospital is “on the brink”

Intensive care is already full of patients with coronavirus

She says there is a lack of staff and critical care beds, a shortage of basic antibiotics and ventilators

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She says medical staff are having to make personal protective equipment out of clinical waste bags, plastic aprons and borrowed skiing goggles

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Several departments within her hospital are now so fearful of what's coming next, they have begun to hoard personal protective equipment for themselves, she says

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"The nurses on Intensive Treatment Unit need it now

They are doing procedures which risk aerosol spread of the virus

But they've been told to wear normal theatre hats, which have holes in them and don't provide any protection,” says Dr Roberts

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The government has acknowledged distribution problems, but says a national supply team, supported by the armed forces, is now "working around the clock" to deliver equipment

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NHS England also said more than one million respiratory face masks were delivered on 1 April

They have not provided any information to the BBC about head protection or long-sleeved gowns

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Dr Roberts says her hospital has not received anything from the government, and what they do have is causing concern

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