Doctors are being forced in droves to reuse PPE intended to be deployed just once owing to a "desperate" shortage. A poll by the Royal College of Physicians found that a quarter of doctors are having ...

Note: Surgical masks may sometimes be used for source control, if feasible and if the mask can be tolerated by the individual; for example, a surgical mask worn by a patient with COVID-19 during ...

Some hospitals are already beginning to clean single-use gowns to preserve stocks amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Public Health England (PHE) report warns. PHE admit there is currently a "reduced ...

The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has said it is not currently implementing new Public Health England advice to reuse personal protective equipment (PPE) but that it will take national ...

NURSES are still being forced to share personal protective equipment, reuse masks or buy their own, MPs have been told. The chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Dame Donna Kinnair ...

NHS staff on the coronavirus frontline are being told to reuse personal protective equipment as the 'last resort', a staggering leaked report has revealed today. The document from Public Health ...

Frontline medics have complained of shortages throughout the COVID-19 epidemic, with some forced to use bin bags instead of gowns. Image: Medics have been told they may have to reuse personal ...

Medical staff put on their personal protective equipment at an MOT testing centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that is being used as a drive-through location for testing for COVID-19. (PA) NHS ...

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in NI has written to the health minister to seek clarity over the reuse of personal protective equipment (PPE). BBC News NI understands the letter was sent after ...

Some personal protective equipment (PPE) could be reused by NHS staff under “last resort” plans to cope with shortages, according to a leaked Public Health England document. A Public Health England ...

Note: Surgical masks may sometimes be used for source control, if feasible and if the mask can be tolerated by the individual; for example, a surgical mask worn by a patient with COVID-19 during ...

Doctors and nurses have been advised to reuse pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) ahead of expected shortages this weekend - even if they are labelled as single-use. The Department of Health ...