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PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted £10bn, Covid inquiry finds

“The lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), with almost £10bn of taxpayers money wasted in a scramble to buy more, the Covid inquiry has said.”

Hospital workers in PPE.
From: BBC/Getty Images

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrxrlydyzzo