Coronavirus: Concerns over reuse of protective medical kit
Unions representing doctors and nurses have expressed concerns about revised coronavirus guidance that allows some personal protective equipment to be reused at hospitals in England.
There have been warnings some hospitals could run out of the gowns used in intensive care units this weekend.Healthcare staff treating patients with Covid-19 have previously been advised to wear long-sleeved disposable fluid repellent gowns. He said that national leaders have left"no stone unturned" - but the gowns are made in China and those that were ordered weeks ago are currently only arriving in"fits and starts".
Dr Rob Harwood, consultants committee chairman at the British Medical Association, said:"If it's being proposed that staff reuse equipment, this must be demonstrably driven by science and the best evidence - rather than availability - and it absolutely cannot compromise the protection of healthcare workers.
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