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05 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Face masks to be compulsory for all hospital visitors, patients and staff, Health Secretary reveals

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced all NHS staff in England will need to wear surgical-grade masks from 15 June to reduce transmission of coronavirus in hospitals.

04 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

As lockdown eases, the Government has a duty of care for the mental health of our workers

The mental health of the nation’s workers and key workers is of growing concern as lockdown starts to ease.

29 May 2020 Coronavirus

Protecting public health and the environment: addressing the dual crisis of PPE

We have the opportunity to solve two problems together: reducing the environmental impact of PPE whilst ensuring that public health is not threatened by a continued “hand to mouth” dependence on single-use PPE.

07 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Cabinet minister claims unused Turkish PPE a ‘good example’ of bid to protect frontline from inadequate gear

The fact that officials stepped in to stop a shipment of personal protective equipment from Turkey being used is a “good example” of the Government’s efforts to shield staff from the coronavirus, a Cabinet minister has said.

07 May 2020 Coronavirus

Labour MP working at care home claims she was sacked for speaking out on PPE shortages

A Labour MP who returned to her old job at a care home during the coronavirus pandemic claims she has been sacked for speaking out about the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff.

04 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: unions warn they cannot support government back-to-work guidance ‘thrown together in a hurry’

Guidance aimed at getting some British firms back to work during the coronavirus pandemic appears to have been “thrown together in a hurry”, a major trade union has warned.

03 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Government complains to BBC over Panorama show on PPE amid political bias claims

The Government has formally complained to the BBC over its Panorama programme exposing problems with the supply of protective equipment to frontline NHS staff.

02 May 2020 Coronavirus

Brits strongly opposed to lifting lockdown, new poll shows, as government approval rating dips

Fewer than one in five people in Britain believe the time is right to reopen schools, pubs and restaurants, according to a new poll on the coronavirus lockdown.

30 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus is a perfect storm in our overcrowded prisons

Our prisons are incubators, pumping the virus and spreading it to the community both within and outside their walls. The government must accelerate the release scheme, only then will prisons have the space to isolate and undertake social distancing.

29 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

PMQs: Keir Starmer claims PPE problems for NHS staff ‘getting worse not better’ in clash with Dominic Raab

Efforts to get protective equipment to health workers on the coronavirus frontline are getting “worse not better”, Sir Keir Starmer claimed at Prime Minister’s Questions.

28 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Pressure on ministers after Nicola Sturgeon recommends Scots wear face coverings in public

UK ministers have come under pressure to issue advice over face coverings after Nicola Sturgeon urged Scots to cover up in public.

24 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

We need clear guidance from the Government to keep bus drivers safe from Covid-19

Our drivers are keeping the country going in extremely difficult circumstances, and they will be central to our economic recovery.

23 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Labour calls for new safety guidance for bus operators to prevent further driver deaths from coronavirus

Labour has called on the Government to give bus operators clear safety advice in a bid to prevent more drivers dying from the coronavirus.

22 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Two-thirds of voters say government has done bad job getting protective equipment to NHS staff - poll

A clear majority of British people believe the Government has done a bad job in providing personal protective equipment for NHS frontline staff, according to a new poll.

22 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Keir Starmer condemns government's 'slow' coronavirus response as dozens of firms claim PPE offers were ignored

Keir Starmer has hit out at the Government's "slow" response to the coronavirus outbreak as dozens of UK firms claimed their offers to make protective equipment for NHS staff have been ignored by ministers.

21 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Hold public inquiry into ‘grotesque failure’ of PPE for health workers, unions urge

The TUC has called for a public inquiry into what it calls the “grotesque” failure to provide adequate personal protective equipment for frontline coronavirus workers.

20 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Number 10 blames 'unexpected delays' as shipment of PPE from Turkey fails to arrive

The Government has blamed “unexpected delays” after a shipment of urgently-needed protective equipment for health workers failed to arrive.

19 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson appoints PPE 'tsar' amid growing concerns over shortages for frontline NHS staff

Boris Johnson has appointed a PPE 'tsar' to boost manufacturing of protective equipment needed to protect NHS staff amid growing concerns supplies in hospitals are running low.

14 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Number 10 shoots down claim coronavirus PPE is being diverted from Scotland as Nicola Sturgeon demands investigation

Downing Street has rejected claims that the Government is telling manufacturers of personal protective equipment to prioritise England over Scotland as the UK fights the coronavirus.

14 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Doctors’ union blasts ‘unforgivable’ shortage of protective gowns for NHS staff at risk of coronavirus

The supply of vital protective gowns needed to treat coronavirus patients “has faltered to the point where many trusts may soon run out”, a doctors’ union has warned.

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09 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer’s Society fears hundreds of thousands of people with dementia in care homes being abandoned during coronavirus crisis

Alzheimer’s Society is calling on the Government to provide more testing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for care homes amid concerns that care homes staff and residents with dementia are being abandoned.

08 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Nurses face ‘impossible decision between health and duty’ due to lack of PPE, says nursing union

Nurses on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak are having their ability to care for patients “fundamentally compromised” by a lack of safety gear, according to their union.

05 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Keir Starmer: Boris Johnson has made ‘serious mistakes’ amid coronavirus outbreak

New Labour leader Keir Starmer has said the Prime Minister has made “serious mistakes” in his response to the ongoing pandemic.

05 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

PM and Dominic Raab warn against ‘damaging protectionism’ amid Donald Trump's face mask row

The Foreign Secretary said countries risked “compounding the harm of COVID-19” with protectionism after the US was accused of intercepting face mask shipments.