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NHS Trusts not consulted on Government plans for hospital staff to wear face masks

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NHS trusts were not consulted on plans for all hospital staff to wear surgical face masks and visitors and outpatients to wear face coverings from June 15, a healthcare chief has claimed.

The Government has been accused of making the decision "on the hoof" that one healthcare chief said seemed "overly influenced by politics".

Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the new policy on face coverings in hospitals at Friday evening's Downing Street coronavirus press conference.

But NHS Providers deputy chief executive Saffron Cordery says NHS Trusts received "little or no consultation" ahead of the Government's announcement on imminent changes to face covering regulations.

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