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PPE

January 2, 2021

Year of unparalleled pressure leaves exhausted doctors on the brink, says BMA

The Chancellor must deliver on his promise to "give the NHS whatever it needs", said the BMA council chair in his New Year message.
December 30, 2020

Teaching union calls for schools and colleges to delay January opening

Teaching union asks Government to release its own modelling of what might happen to cases amongst pupils, parents and staff given the best current understanding of the new variant of the virus.
December 9, 2020

RSA calls for a new deal for key workers

A new online sales tax on Amazon and a levy on PPE ‘pandemic profiteers’ could pay for the package, says the RSA.
November 19, 2020

Investigation into government procurement during COVID-19 pandemic

The National Audit Office has published a report on the government's COVID-19 procurement, detailing a lack of transparency and inadeqate documentation.
November 12, 2020

Bring our care workforce in from the cold, says Age UK

Many care workers are struggling to cope, with the average salary for a care worker being around £15,000 which is about half the UK average.
October 5, 2020

Older people in care homes abandoned to die amid Government failures, says Amnesty

The appalling death toll was entirely avoidable and is a scandal of monumental proportions, says Amnesty International.
July 30, 2020

UK Government approach to social care in pandemic 'slow, inconsistent and negligent'

An "appalling error" was committed when 25,000 people were discharged from hospitals into care homes without ensuring all were first tested for COVID-19, says the Public Accounts Committee.
May 6, 2020

Local Government Association responds to latest community death figures

The LGA says it is crucial that the Government’s online PPE ordering system is fully rolled out as soon as possible.
April 29, 2020

COVID-19 exposes Greece's austerity-ravaged health system, says Amnesty

Years of recession and austerity measures have left Greece's health system on its knees, Amnesty International says in a new report.
April 28, 2020

TUC calls for tough new measures on safety before lockdown eased

The TUC believes that too many workers have already been put at unnecessary risk through lack of personal protective equipment and inadequate social distancing procedures.