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Healthcare workers in England say there is a lack of equipment in their hospitals
Warned against speaking to the media, they are unwilling to talk publicly
But one intensive care doctor agreed to go on record - under a different name
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Warned against speaking to the media, they are unwilling to talk publicly
But one intensive care doctor agreed to go on record - under a different name
[Thread]
http://bbc.in/CoronavirusBinBags
Dr Roberts says her hospital is “on the brink”
Intensive care is already full of patients with coronavirus
She says there is a lack of staff and critical care beds, a shortage of basic antibiotics and ventilators
http://bbc.in/CoronavirusVentilators
Intensive care is already full of patients with coronavirus
She says there is a lack of staff and critical care beds, a shortage of basic antibiotics and ventilators
http://bbc.in/CoronavirusVentilators
She says medical staff are having to make personal protective equipment out of clinical waste bags, plastic aprons and borrowed skiing goggles
http://bbc.in/CoronavirusMasks
http://bbc.in/CoronavirusMasks
Several departments within her hospital are now so fearful of what's coming next, they have begun to hoard personal protective equipment for themselves, she says http://bbc.in/CoronavirusBinBags
"The nurses on Intensive Treatment Unit need it now
They are doing procedures which risk aerosol spread of the virus
But they've been told to wear normal theatre hats, which have holes in them and don't provide any protection,” says Dr Roberts
http://bbc.in/CoronavirusNHSReady
They are doing procedures which risk aerosol spread of the virus
But they've been told to wear normal theatre hats, which have holes in them and don't provide any protection,” says Dr Roberts
http://bbc.in/CoronavirusNHSReady
The government has acknowledged distribution problems, but says a national supply team, supported by the armed forces, is now "working around the clock" to deliver equipment https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52142083
NHS England also said more than one million respiratory face masks were delivered on 1 April
They have not provided any information to the BBC about head protection or long-sleeved gowns
http://bbc.in/CoronavirusMasks
They have not provided any information to the BBC about head protection or long-sleeved gowns
http://bbc.in/CoronavirusMasks
Dr Roberts says her hospital has not received anything from the government, and what they do have is causing concern
Read Dr Robert’s account in full: http://bbc.in/CoronavirusBinBags
Read Dr Robert’s account in full: http://bbc.in/CoronavirusBinBags
