Are you sure that's not a specific trust problem, because my social media is showing plenty of hospital staff fully kitted out. With some staff claiming there is NO problem with ppe, this is a North Yorkshire Trust.
Its widespread. I have colleagues all over the UK who are stating the same things in regards to PPE.
Certain departments have enough and they seem to be the ones who have pictures taken of them for social media.
My colleague in ITU was given knickers to wear over her head as they ran out of the protection for your head.
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This app has been opened by DAUK on the PPE situation. You can reach out to them for numbers and you'll be shocked.
DAUK seem to be heading the fight for PPE (the BMA have been less pro-active despite having more resources). You can read about it here:
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Huge thanks to Rinesh DAUK Chair stepping in last minute on Sophy Ridge, putting your concerns about PPE directly to the Health Secretary, you legend Rinesh!
“It’s been two weeks since the health secretary said that he’s pledging to ensure that the right equipment gets to the right doctor, the right hospital and the right GP practice and we’ve seen that sadly that is still not happening”
“Doctors have been left with no choice but to take matters into their own hands. At the Doctors’ Association UK we’ve been working with Messly and we’ve created an app called
NHSppe.com. Since Thursday we’ve been surveying hundreds of doctors in over 150 hospitals.”
43% of doctors without ANY eye protection
20% of doctors without ANY eye protection for aerosol generating procedures (AGPs)
37% of doctors without FFP3 masks for aerosol generating procedures (AGPs)
“Doctors have said that they’re having to re-use masks that should be single use only….They’re talking to nurses doing some of these high-risk procedures are holding their breath as they’re unsure and unaware of whether the mask they have been provided is going to offer them adequate protection”
“We have seen in certain centres that supplies are getting to the frontline, but we’re hearing every day of more and more cases particularly with General Practitioners who simply don’t have the eye protection and basic equipment they need…We’ve seen doctors resorting to accepting donations from local schools, of using science goggles that children would normally be using in their labs and repurposing them for use in their surgeries. We’ve seen a tremendous effort from the local community to try and get personal protective equipment to doctors”
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Thomas Harvey's family believe he was let down because he was not given proper protective equipment and had not been tested.
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Doctors & Public taking matters into their own hands
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And finally, just to take the mick a little more and might give you some insight into why you see what you see on social media but don't see the PPE-less doctors and nurses.
Exclusive: Staff on frontline of pandemic warned not to speak out about concerns over lack of protective gear
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Doctors and nurses warned not to discuss lack of protective kit, medics claim
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There is LOADS more on the PPE issue. Its pretty much flooded the doctor's group facebooks and this is just a microcosm of whats available on there as material to highlight the issue.