AN A&E nurse at Southend Hospital is in intensive care after testing positive for coronavirus. It comes after staff at the hospital in Essex said they were “petrified” about the rat…
AN A&E nurse at Southend Hospital is in intensive care after testing positive for coronavirus.
As the crisis worsens in the UK, doctors and nurses across the country have spoken out about the lack of PPE for hospital staff.Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden, from Doctors' Association UK, said: "At a time when the country is relying on frontline NHS staff, this is unforgivable." In a Facebook post by pressure group Save Southend NHS, a spokesman wrote: "How many more staff will this happen to due to inadequate PPE?
In a statement, Southend Hospital said: "We are fully complying with the Public Health England guidance on the use of personal protective equipment which has been developed by expert clinicians and is being followed by the whole of the NHS.
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