Tories rejected advice to give protective equipment to all frontline NHS staff, memo reveals

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Tories rejected advice to give protective equipment to all frontline NHS staff, memo reveals
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Labour says 2017 decision – made when Jeremy Hunt was health secretary – leaves ‘serious questions’ for ministers to answer

Professor and activist Dr Kristin LawlerTom Smith and Laura Ross, with daughters Caroline, Elizabeth, and AbigailA spokeswoman for Mr Hunt, now the Commons health committee chairman, said: “Jeremy does not believe he was personally involved in decisions about PPE [DHSC defended the decision, saying it was right to take

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