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RCN responds to Public Accounts Committee report on Government procurement and supply of PPE

Press Release 10/02/2021

RCN responds to Public Accounts Committee report on Government procurement and supply of PPE

Responding to the Public Accounts Committee report 'Government procurement and supply of Personal Protective Equipment', Dame Donna Kinnair, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said:

“The lessons of the PAC report need learning and applying urgently, as many of the failings still exist nearly a year later.

“Nursing staff working hospitals, community and care homes are still being denied adequate PPE. Trusts and employers should not be forced into setting their own rules to protect their staff because the government guidance is unclear.

“There is also an urgent need to collect more information about the impact on all nursing staff, particularly those from a BAME background who we know were put at greater risk, to make sure they are better protected in the future.

“The government must now ensure all nursing staff, wherever they work, have the highest level of protection so they never again are forced to work while putting themselves at risk.”

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