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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
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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
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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
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She says medical staff are having to make personal protective equipment out of clinical waste bags, plastic aprons and borrowed skiing goggles
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Several departments within her hospital are now so fearful of what& #39;s coming next, they have begun to hoard personal protective equipment for themselves, she says http://bbc.in/CoronavirusBinBags">https://bbc.in/Coronavir...
"The nurses on Intensive Treatment Unit need it now
They are doing procedures which risk aerosol spread of the virus
But they& #39;ve been told to wear normal theatre hats, which have holes in them and don& #39;t provide any protection,” says Dr Roberts
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They are doing procedures which risk aerosol spread of the virus
But they& #39;ve been told to wear normal theatre hats, which have holes in them and don& #39;t provide any protection,” says Dr Roberts
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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">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/heal...
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
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They have not provided any information to the BBC about head protection or long-sleeved gowns
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Dr Roberts says her hospital has not received anything from the government, and what they do have is causing concern
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