NEW: Today I spent the afternoon with two frontline NHS staff at a large NHS trust.
They said they felt compelled to speak out about the PPE situation they're facing.
This is what they told me- it didn't make for easy listening.
It included stories of using out of date PPE.
They said they felt compelled to speak out about the PPE situation they're facing.
This is what they told me- it didn't make for easy listening.
It included stories of using out of date PPE.
They told me they and their colleagues are scared. They know they are global supply problems but it doesn't stop them feeling let down by government, NHS management and Public Health England.
Gowns, aprons and masks continue to be a huge problem.
In particular, they told me that they had been using masks that were out of date. They'd had to use masks which were supposed to be used by 2016, even on one occasion, a mask which had a use by date of 2008.
In particular, they told me that they had been using masks that were out of date. They'd had to use masks which were supposed to be used by 2016, even on one occasion, a mask which had a use by date of 2008.
