NHS workers angered at Hancock’s warning not to overuse PPE
Health secretary says protective equipment should be treated like ‘precious resource’
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The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has urged NHS staff not to overuse personal protective equipment, sparking criticism from doctors’ and nurses’ leaders.
“We need everyone to treat PPE like the precious resource it is,” he said on Friday. “Everyone should use the equipment they clinically need, in line with the guidelines: no more and no less.”
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